We would like to thank the Department of Justice Canada, Supporting Families Fund, for funding our Family Law Lesson Plans.
We would also like to thank Candray Mehkary of the Family Law Section, Legal Services Branch, Manitoba Justice, for reviewing the lesson plans.
Family Law Lesson Plans
Separation
Divorce
Custody and Access
- Lesson Plan
- Legislation
- Quiz
- Quiz Answer Key
- Haberman Case
- Haberman Answer Key
- Gordon v. Goertz
- Extended Family Access
Child Support
- Lesson Plan
- Legislation
- Parsons Case
- Calculating Child Support
- Answer Key Calculating Child Support
- Mediation
- Quiz
- Quiz Answer Key
Spousal Support
Enforcing Court Orders
- Lesson Plan
- Legislation
- Scott v. Bilan
- Singh v. Pierpont
- Fill in the Blanks
- Fill in the Blanks Answer Key
Family Law Lesson Plans Survey
French Lesson Plans
We would also like to thank Caroline Pellerin for translating the lesson plan.
Divorce
Criminal Law Case Summaries
Please note that while some of these cases are a few years old, they contain legal principles that are still cited by lower courts across Canada.
- R. v. Grant – arbitrary detention
- R. v. Suberu – detention and right to counsel
- R. v. Loewen – search of motor vehicle
- R. v. Cornell – search and seizure – private residence
- R. v. Fearon – search and seizure – cellphones
- R. v. Tse – emergency wiretaps
- R. v. Jarvis – expectation of privacy
- R. v. Jordan – right to be tried within a reasonable time
- R. v. Tran – provocation defence
- R. v. Ryan – duress defence
- R. v. Suter – aggravating/mitigating factors
- R. v. St-Onge Lamoureaux – driving over .08
- R. v. Boudreault – care and control of motor vehicle
- R. v. Mabior – aggravated sexual assault – HIV disclosure
- R. v. Hart – “Mr. Big” operations