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    • Family justice
      • 1970s: Legislative changes in family law
      • 1974: Unified family court pilot project
      • Mid to late 1980s: Specialized family justice services evolve
      • 1989: Family Maintenance Enforcement Act proclaimed
      • Early 1990s: Specialization and integration of family justice services
      • Late 1990s: Pilot projects to centralize justice service delivery to families
      • 1996 to 1997: Duties of family justice counsellors and probation officers are separated
      • 2001: Family Justice Services Division is transferred
    • History of women in provincial corrections
    • Youth corrections
    • Documenting evolving practices

History of family justice

Last updated on July 30, 2021

Historical milestones:

  • 1970s: Legislative changes in family law
  • 1974: Unified family court pilot project
  • Mid to late 1980s: Specialized family justice services evolve
  • 1989: Family Maintenance Enforcement Act proclaimed
  • Early 1990s: Specialization and integration of family justice services
  • Late 1990s: Pilot projects to centralize justice service delivery to families
  • 1996 to 1997: Duties of family justice counsellors and probation officers are separated
  • 2001: Family Justice Services Division is transferred to the Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General
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