Chapters
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction
Part II: Child and Family Services Law in Context
2. Governing Law and Principles
3. Indigenous Approaches and Perspectives
4. Rights of Children
5. Practice with Cultural Humility
6. Trauma-informed Practice
7. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
8. The Charter
Part III: Mechanics of a Child and Family Services Law File
9. Reports and Investigations
10. Services Without Removal
11. Removal of a Child
12. Interim and Temporary Measures and Processes
13. Permanent Measures and Outcomes
14. Appeal and Review Processes
15. Procedure
Part IV: Annotated Legislation
16. An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, S.C. 2019, c. 24—Annotated
17. Child, Family and Community Service Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 46—Annotated
18. Child, Family and Community Service Regulation, B.C. Reg. 527/95—Annotated
19. Provincial Court (Child, Family and Community Service Act) Rules, B.C. Reg. 533/95—Annotated
Forms and Precedents
Checklists
Tables
Case Table
Statutes and Related Material Table
Index
Editorial Board
Kristine P. All — Thorpe & Company Lawyers, Vancouver
Fiona M. Beveridge — Fiona Beveridge Family Law, Vancouver
Harshada Deshpande — Parents Legal Centre, Vancouver
Katrina Harry, KC — Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver
Agnes Huang — Saltwater Law, Vancouver
Laura Matthews — Matthews Mediation, Mission
Crystal Reeves — Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
Authors
Kristine P. All — Thorpe & Company Lawyers, Vancouver
Breanna Arcand-Kootenay — Ministry of Attorney General, West Kelowna
Angela Bespflug — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Fiona M. Beveridge — Fiona Beveridge Family Law, Vancouver
Roslyn Chambers — RKC Law, Vancouver
Meena H.K. Dhillon — Meena Dhillon Law Corporation, Port Coquitlam
Colin Ferguson — Ferguson Family Law, North Vancouver
Katrina Harry, KC — Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver
Agnes Huang — Saltwater Law, Vancouver
Dawn Johnson — Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
Paul LeBlanc — LeBlanc Law, Prince George
Laura Matthews — Matthews Mediation, Mission
Caitlin Ohama-Darcus — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Crystal Reeves — Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
Sarah Runyon — Marion & Runyon, Campbell River
Pamela Shields — Pamela Shields Law, Chilliwack
Paige Wilson — Department of Justice Canada, British Columbia Regional Office, National Litigation Sector, Vancouver
Danica J. Vance Grimard — Lindsay Kenney LLP & the Child and Youth Legal Centre, SCYOFBC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Lindsay Kenney LLP & the Child and Youth Legal Centre, SCYOFBC, Vancouver