Frequently Asked Questions

Si les plaidoiries ne sont pas closes, ce qui signifie qu’une réponse n’a pas été déposée, et que le temps pour compléter une réponse n’est pas arrivé à terme, vous pouvez déposer une réquisition demandant de déposer une requête amendée. Une réquisition est un formulaire qui demande au tribunal de faire quelque chose sur votre dossier.

Les modifications sont apportées sur la requête originale en faisant les changements et en les soulignant. S’il n’y a pas assez de place pour faire les changements sur la requête, vous devrez en déposer une nouvelle avec les changements. Cette nouvelle requête sera appelée une requête modifiée et disposera la date de dépôt originale.

La requête modifiée doit être signifiée à l’autre partie une deuxième fois.

Si l’autre partie n’avait pas répondu la requête la première fois, vous devez personnellement signifier la requête.

Si les plaidoiries sont closes, vous pouvez seulement apporter des modifications avec le consentement écrit des parties ou avec la permission de la Cour.

La cour des requêtes familiales est tenue à 9h00 le mardi matin à Winnipeg, au palais de justice. C’est une audience des remises. Cela signifie qu’il y a un plusieurs questions entendues en même temps. La cour des requêtes familiales est dirigée par un registraire adjoint. Vous pouvez planifier une date de requête contestée, une conférence de cause, ajourner votre requête, ou faire face à un certain nombre de questions de procédure devant un protonotaire ou un juge de veille.

Si vous vous engagez à un ajournement ou avez besoin d’en obtenir afin de mieux servir l’autre partie, vous pouvez remplir une demande d’ajournement. Si les parties ne peuvent pas se mettre d’accord sur un ajournement, ou s’il y a des préoccupations procédurales telles que des délais pour le dépôt des matériaux, vous pouvez demander d’aller devant un protonotaire. Un juge de veille est disponible pour traiter des questions de consentement ou des situations d’urgence brèves. Si vous êtes référé à un protonotaire ou un juge par le registraire adjoint à la cour des requêtes, vous recevrez un formulaire de réquisition pour obtenir votre dossier du bureau principal afin de le donner au protonotaire ou au juge.

You can contact the University of Manitoba Community Law Centre. This office is staffed by law students, who are supervised by Legal Aid lawyers. They may be able to help you with your matter. You can contact the University of Manitoba Law Centre at:

Faculty of Law – 101 Robson Hall (basement)           Winnipeg Application Centre

University of Manitoba                                                    100 – 287 Broadway

224 Dysart Road                                                                Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R9

Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2

Phone: 204-985-5206

Drop-Ins Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm                                 Drop-Ins Friday 1 pm to 4 pm

Website

Yes, you can appeal the decision to the Executive Director. An appeal form will be sent to you with the Notice of Rejection. The appeal must be submitted within 30 days of when you receive the Notice of Rejection in the mail. The appeal form should be sent to:

Executive Director

Legal Aid Manitoba

4th Floor – 287 Broadway Ave.

Winnipeg MB  R3C 0R9

In your appeal form you should explain why you think the decision was wrong. The Executive Director will consider your reasons and will review your file. The Executive Director will either approve Legal Aid or not. If your appeal is refused, you will receive a letter telling you why. The Executive Director will decide on your appeal within 1 – 2 weeks, unless more information is needed from you.

For more information about appealing Legal Aid’s decision check Legal Aid’s website

If the Executive Director denies your appeal, you can appeal to Legal Aid’s Appeal Committee.

No. The name of the child has nothing to do with who is allowed to have parenting time or contact with the child.

In Manitoba, parents who have lived together after their child’s birth, regardless of whether they are married, are presumed to share parenting of the child, unless the court orders otherwise. If the parents of a child have never lived together, the parent the child lives with has sole decision-making responsibility. However, the other parent will still usually have the right to spend parenting time with the child.

If the Power of Attorney document does not indicate that attorneys are to act together, they are presumed to act in succession. The person named first in the Power of Attorney has the right to act.

Yes. Both parents are entitled to receive school, medical, dental, psychological, and other reports concerning the child, unless a court order says otherwise. This is only a right to receive information about the child—it is not the same as being able to make decisions about the child’s education, medical treatment, etc.

Yes. If you believe your claim has been wrongly denied, discuss this with your case manager to see if you can come to a solution. If you cannot, you may fill out a Request for Review form and send it to:

• • Review Office
  • 333 Broadway
  • Winnipeg, MB R3C 2X4

If you are left unsatisfied by the Review Office’s decision, you may appeal to the Appeal Commission. For more information, call the scheduling co-ordinator at (204) 925-6114 (call collect if you are outside of Winnipeg).

You could try to make exchange arrangements through trusted third parties like friends or family members. Also, the Winnipeg Children’s Access Agency and the Brandon Access/Exchange Services provide a safe place with trained people where exchanges can be made safely. Exchanges can only be scheduled after both parties have done an initial orientation interview. There is a fee for this service.

Resources:

Winnipeg Children’s Access Agency

204-284-4170 or 1-866-886-6153

Brandon Access/Exchange Service

204-729-8115 or

You may file an objection with the Director of the Residential Tenancies Branch at least 60 days before the increase is to come into effect. The Director will consider, among other things, the rents charged before the intended increase, any increases in actual expenses, changes in services and facilities, any repair orders, and objections and concerns raised by the tenant. The Residential Tenancies Branch can be contacted at:

• • Winnipeg:
    • 1700 – 155 Carlton Street
    • (204) 945-2476 or 1-800-782-8403
  • Brandon:
    • 143 – 340 9th Street
    • (204) 726-6230 or 1-800-656-8481
  • Thompson:
    • 113 – 59 Elizabeth Road
    • (204) 677-6496 or 1-800-229-063

Your landlord has to give you at least 3 months’ notice. If you have a school aged child, the landlord cannot end the lease during the school year (September 1 – June 30). If you are given notice to move for reasons other than cause (for example, not paying rent on time), your landlord may also have to help with moving costs up to $500.

The granting of an absolute discharge means that you have been found guilty but have not been convicted of the offence. A conditional discharge has the same result as an absolute discharge except that the sentenced person must obey a set of conditions in a probation order for a specific period of time.

Three months before your lease is up, your landlord should provide you with a new lease agreement for the same length of time and with the same benefits and obligations, excluding a possible rent increase.

The attorney must give an accounting to the person who was named in the Enduring Power of Attorney document as a recipient of an accounting.

If no one is named as a recipient, or if the recipient is the attorney, the attorney’s spouse or common law partner, or if the recipient is dead, the attorney is to provide an annual accounting to the nearest relative of the donor.

The person receiving the accounting does not have to act on the information that they receive.

You can inform the local police or RCMP station. It is a crime to make harassing phone calls to another person under section 372(3) of the Criminal Code.

You can apply for a Peace Bond, which is a court order to protect you against the violent actions of another person. You can apply for a Peace Bond against anyone causing you fear – such as a neighbour. It can last up to one year. The court will give you a Peace Bond only if it is convinced that you have good reason to be afraid.

No. You are not personally liable for the debts of a deceased person. The estate of that person is liable. If there are not enough assets to satisfy the outstanding debts, you may need to explain that in writing to the creditors. If you are still having problems with the creditors you may want to talk to a lawyer.

If you have a good relationship with your neighbours, talk to them and ask them to keep it down. Many cities or towns have a Noise Control Bylaw that deals with noise issues. If the problem continues, you could phone the local police and ask them to handle it.

You can sue the parents of a child who causes damage to your property for up to $10,000 in damages. The parent may not be held responsible under The Parental Responsibility Act if they can show that they were exercising reasonable supervision at the time of the incident and that they made reasonable efforts to discourage the child from engaging in that destructive activity.

When deciding if reasonable supervision over the child occurred, the court may consider:

• • The age and prior conduct of the child
  • The potential danger of the activity
  • The physical or mental capacity of the child, including any psychological or other medical disorders of the child
  • Whether the danger was reasonably foreseeable by the parent
  • Whether the parent was responsible for the care of the child at the time when the damage occurred
  • Whether reasonable arrangements were made for the supervision of the child if they were out of the care of the parent at the time. 

First try to talk to your neighbour and tell them about the problem and ask if they are willing to take care of it. If you can’t talk to your neighbours or your neighbours refuse to do anything about it, you could try to solve the problem through mediation. In Winnipeg, Mediation Services will mediate issues like this. Outside of Winnipeg, look in the Yellow Pages for a mediator.

If the problem continues and your neighbours refuse to do anything about it, you could sue for damages. In the law, this kind of problem is called a nuisance. Remember that even if you did win against them in court, they would still be your neighbours, so it is best to try to work things out.

Yes. For estates under $10,000 there is a streamlined process available. Applications for administration orders for estates under $10,000 can be obtained online.  There are two forms that you will need:

Form 74FF

Form 74GG

Resources:

Estates up to $10,000