Changes have been made to the Family Law Act which affects those involved with divorce, separation or family violence. Protection orders are now included under the criminal code, allowing effective enforcement as police are able to step in quickly. Family violence now includes psychological and emotional abuse.
This relates to Law 12 as Family Law is under Civil Law, a chapter we have studied. In my opinion, this is a step in the right direction as it allows the police to step in quicker, and thus, being able to solve issues. Hopefully, this also lowers the amount of abuse that victims encounter.
Source: The Province
It's good that they've recognized that the most painful form of abuse isn't always physical. I agree, this hopefully should lower abuse rates in BC
ReplyDeleteThis is very shocking news.
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting to see a new law act being introduced. Your blog post relates to law 12 very well. Furthermore, the topic of the post is very captivating.
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great topic, I think this is a good step
ReplyDeleteIt's good to law evolve and, as Marie said, acknowledge that abuse isn't just limited to the physical sort.
ReplyDeletei like how this really relates to law
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