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LEGAL FAMILY [31 records]

Record 1 2026-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

Informal kinship placements variously include children whose legal status has not changed(i. e., parents/guardians maintain legal custody), but the child is placed with an extended family member or a trusted community member(as in customary care) on an emergency or temporary basis under voluntary conditions or by court order. Formal kinship placements typically involve extended family homes and caregivers who have gone through a formal review, training, and approval process that is similar to the process foster homes undergo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit autochtone
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

placement informel chez un proche; placement informel chez une proche : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

Informal kinship placements variously include children whose legal status has not changed(i. e., parents/guardians maintain legal custody), but the child is placed with an extended family member or a trusted community member(as in customary care) on an emergency or temporary basis under voluntary conditions or by court order. Formal kinship placements typically involve extended family homes and caregivers who have gone through a formal review, training, and approval process that is similar to the process foster homes undergo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit autochtone
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

placement officiel chez un proche; placement officiel chez une proche : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2026-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

[At] the time of apprehension, child and family services consented to the child remaining with the primary caregiver as a kinship placement, not because she was a blood relation or biological kin to the child, but on the basis of the legal definition of kinship established by the caregiver having already developed a significant relationship with the child, perhaps the most significant relationship at that point in the child's life.

Key term(s)
  • kinship-care placement

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit autochtone
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

placement chez un proche; placement chez une proche : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2026-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

A customary care agreement is a voluntary process that families can enter into for short-and long-term placement in the best interest of the child(ren) and family. A customary care agreement is a legal document through which all parties agree to the placement of a child or youth for the purposes of planning, that meets their needs and cultural identity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit autochtone
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

accord de soins coutumiers : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 5 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
DEF

A building in which people live; residence for human beings.

OBS

"House, ""dwelling, ""residence" and "home" are terms applied to a place to live in. "Dwelling" is now chiefly poetic, or used in legal or technical contexts, as in a lease or in the phrase "multiple dwelling. ""Residence" is characteristic of formal usage and often implies size and elegance of structure and surroundings;... These two terms and "house" have always had reference to the structure to be lived in. "Home" has recently taken on this meaning and become practically equivalent to "house, "the new meaning tending to crowd out the older connotations of family ties and domestic comfort.

OBS

housing: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

dwelling house: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

Bâtiment destiné au logement.

OBS

«Maison», terme concret, désigne un bâtiment entier, tandis que les mots concernant l'habitation, la demeure (abri, asile, etc.) s'applique à tout lieu, bâtiment ou partie de bâtiment où l'on habite. «Maison d'habitation» se dit pour insister sur le fait que la «maison» sert effectivement d'habitation et pour la distinguer d'autres bâtiments.

OBS

maison : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

habitation familiale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Viviendas (Urbanismo)
DEF

Edificio destinado a vivienda.

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Record 6 - external organization data 2025-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Key term(s)
  • assistant juridique en droit de la famille
  • assistante juridique en droit de la famille

Spanish

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Record 7 2024-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

Common precipitants of suicidal behaviour among adolescents include the break-up of a romantic relationship, conflict with family or peers, recent or impending academic disappointment, bullying(including cyberbullying over social media), disclosure of homosexual orientation, and legal involvement or impending court proceedings.

Key term(s)
  • suicidal behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Comportement qui se caractérise par une tendance au suicide, allant de la pensée et du souhait à la planification et à l'exécution.

CONT

Les raisons d'un comportement suicidaire peuvent fortement diverger d'un individu à l'autre. Il peut être question d'une véritable volonté de mourir, d'un sentiment ou une conviction de ne plus (vouloir) pouvoir affronter la vie, d'un besoin d'échapper à une situation perçue comme insupportable pour la personne ou du fait d'arrêter de penser. Parfois, le comportement suicidaire est l'expression du besoin de rendre quelque chose clair pour les autres. Le comportement suicidaire peut aussi survenir impulsivement et sans grande réflexion préalable.

OBS

Le terme «comportement» fait référence tant aux actes qu'aux pensées. Il est possible de distinguer approximativement quatre phases : les pensées relatives au suicide, la planification du suicide, la préparation du suicide et son exécution.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Comportamiento humano
CONT

El comportamiento suicida incluye suicidio consumado, intento de suicidio e ideación suicida.

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Record 8 2022-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
CONT

What is an Accessory Dwelling Unit(ADU) ? An accessory dwelling unit(ADU) is a legal and regulatory term for a secondary house or apartment that shares the building lot of a larger, primary home. The unit cannot be bought or sold separately, but they are often used to provide additional income through rent or to house a family member. For example, an elderly parent could live in a small unit and avoid having to move to an assisted living facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
CONT

Il existe d'autres modèles pour densifier un secteur occupé par des maisons unifamiliales : l'habitation bi- ou multigénérationnelle, l'ajout d'un étage ou d'un pavillon de jardin, la transformation d'un garage ou d'un sous-sol en logement, etc. Toutes ces options sont regroupées sous l'appellation UHA pour unité d'habitation accessoire [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2019-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
  • Education (General)
OBS

Mission. [Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society] provides counselling and support services to women, children, seniors and their families in situations of all stages of domestic violence and throughout their interactions with the legal and social system. The society also provides educational programs within the culture-specific communities dealing with the dynamics of family violence, prevention and alternative models of treatment.

Key term(s)
  • Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multi-cultural Family Support Services Society

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
Key term(s)
  • Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multi-cultural Family Support Services Society

Spanish

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Record 10 2018-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Law (various)
  • Sociology of Women
OBS

Ontario Women's Justice Network(OWJN) promotes an understanding of the law with respect to violence against women, in a way that is clear and easy to understand. Information on the OWJN is written for women and their family and community supporters, and reflects the diverse experiences and realities of people who identify as women. OWJN aims to increase access to justice by explaining women's legal rights and options, the legal system and processes, and by posting legal updates, with a focus on Ontario.

OBS

The Ontario Women’s Justice Network (OWJN) is a project of the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Droit (divers)
  • Sociologie des femmes

Spanish

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Record 11 2017-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • International Law
  • International Public Law
CONT

In its policy role, the Private International Law Team deals with the development and implementation of private international law in four broad areas : international commercial law, judicial cooperation and enforcement of judgments, family law and child protection, and protection of property. The PIL Team also provides legal advice on issues of private international law to the Government of Canada. PIL counsel are bilingual and bijural.

Key term(s)
  • PIL Team

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Droit international
  • Droit international public
CONT

Dans son rôle d'élaboration de politiques, l'Équipe de droit international privé est chargée du développement et de la mise en œuvre du droit international privé dans quatre grands domaines : le droit commercial international, la coopération judiciaire et l'exécution des jugements, le droit de la famille et de la protection des enfants et, enfin, la protection des biens. En outre, l'Équipe donne des avis juridiques au gouvernement du Canada sur les questions de droit international privé. Les conseillers juridiques de l'Équipe de DIP sont bilingues et bijuridiques.

Key term(s)
  • Équipe de DIP

Spanish

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Record 12 2015-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

famille légale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 13 2014-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
CONT

[The] disaster site chain of command [includes] the medical examiner [who] is the legal authority over the remains in a mass fatalities investigation and operation and serves as the section chief of the mass fatalities operations... a director [or] deputy medical examiner [who is appointed by the medical examiner] to provide overall coordination of the direct services of the mass fatalities operation [and] supervisors [who are appointed by the director] to manage the various direct service sites, including the disaster site, victim identification center, and family assistance center as well as case management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

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Record 14 2013-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Private Law
CONT

"Unless it is possible to infer from the conduct of the spouses at the time of their concerted action in relation to acquisition or improvement of the family asset that they did form an actual common intention as to the legal consequences of their acts upon the proprietary rights in the asset the court must impute to them a constructive common intention which is that which in the court's opinion would have been formed by reasonable spouses. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit privé
CONT

A moins qu’il soit possible de déduire de la conduite des conjoints au moment de leur action concertée relative à l’acquisition ou à l’amélioration du bien familial qu’ils ont effectivement manifesté une réelle intention commune quant aux conséquences juridiques de leurs actes sur les droits de propriété afférents au bien, la cour doit leur imputer une intention commune censée intervenue (constructive common intention), qui est celle que, de l’avis de la cour, des conjoints raisonnables auraient manifestée.

Spanish

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Record 15 2013-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Under the "Married Women's Property Act", 1882...(t) he court must give effect to the legal and equitable property rights of the parties as they exist, and there is no doctrine of "family assets" which gives the court discretion to depart from the ordinary law of ownership.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 997)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

droit de propriété en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The device of the trust brought into being a large family of equitable interests closely corresponding to the analogous legal estates.... The maxim was "Equity follows the law. "... An equitable fee simple, for example, descended on intestacy to the heirs general....(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 130).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

fief simple en equity : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 17 2012-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Often, in a family context, an elderly relative comes to live with the family pursuant to an informal arrangement.... If the relative falls out with the family or if the family tries to sell the house ever the head of the relative it will be necessary to resolve the legal status of the relative. The possibilities are as follows.... The relative may be treated as a contractual licensee having a contractual right to occupy the house for a period....(Megarry's, 6th ed., 1982, p. 373)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

permissionnaire contractuel : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 18 2012-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Legal System
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

The defence of others, originally drafted to include the right of a man to protect his property, was eventually extended to include the protection of one's family and anyone who is under a legal or socially recognized duty to protect.

Key term(s)
  • defense of others
  • defense of third persons
  • third persons defence
  • third persons defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Théorie du droit
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

défense d'autrui : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Carrier Sekani Family Services under the guidance of Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, has been given the mandate to establish a comprehensive infrastructure for social, health and legal programs, for the eventual take-over of these services, consistent with the CSTC objective of working towards Indian Self-Government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Droit autochtone
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 20 2011-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Patents (Law)
CONT

The combination of legal status and of patent family service is an excellent tool for pushing through the dense thicket of information. Therefore all commercial hosts offering INPADOC(International Patent Documentation Center) PRS(Premium Rate Services) have merged this service with PFS(Patent Family Service), as has the EPO's(European Patent Office) own online service in Vienna.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
CONT

Le résultat de ses efforts coordonnés est que le service «des familles de brevets» contient à l'heure actuelle plus de 95% de l'ensemble des documents brevets publiés dans le monde.

Spanish

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Record 21 2008-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Family Law (common law)
OBS

Manitoba Justice. Family Law provides administrative and legal support to the government in matters related to maintenance enforcement and child welfare and assists in the development of legislation regarding family law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

Justice Manitoba. Direction du droit de la famille assure un soutien administratif et juridique au gouvernement en ce qui a trait à ses programmes d'exécution des ordonnances alimentaires et de protection de l'enfance; aide à l'élaboration de lois se rapportant au droit de la famille.

Spanish

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Record 22 2008-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Provincial Administration
OBS

The Courts and Civil Justice Division provides judicial and operational support to the court system, produces transcripts and provides enforcement services for legal judgments through the Sheriff's Office. It provides maintenance enforcement and other family justice services to assist parents and children deal with the difficulties of family breakdown. The Division licenses Commissioners of Oaths, Notaries Public and Marriage Commissioners. It also provides dispute resolution services to assist in resolving disputes outside the court system and protects the interests of people who do not have the capacity to manage their own financial affairs. As well, it supports economic well-being through the provision of corporate registry services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Administration provinciale
OBS

Traduction suggérée par la Direction des affaires francophones de la Saskatchewan : Tribunaux et justice civile.

Spanish

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Record 23 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

The Manitoba Farm Medication Board is established pursuant to The Family Farm Protection Act. Its purpose is to provide mediation as an alternative to legal action by creditors in situations in which farmers are unable to meet their obligations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

La Commission de médiation agricole du Manitoba a été créée en vertu de la Loi sur la protection des exploitations agricoles familiales. Elle a pour but de servir de médiateur et d'offrir aux créanciers des solutions de rechange au recours devant les tribunaux lorsque les agriculteurs ne parviennent pas à respecter leurs obligations. La Commission offre également des services conseils aux agriculteurs qui traversent des difficultés financières. La Commission n'a aucun pouvoir pour forcer les parties à s'engager dans la médiation, ni à accepter un règlement proposé.

Spanish

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Record 24 2007-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Criminology
OBS

Joint project of Justice Canada, Solicitor General Canada, Health Canada and the Secretary of State of Canada. The departments funded this project to prepare training manuals to prevent the sexual abuse of people with a mental handicap. The materials were written for family caregivers, police, social workers and the legal profession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Criminologie
OBS

Projet conjoint de Justice Canada, du Solliciteur général du Canada, de Santé Canada et du Secrétariat d'État du Canada. Les ministères concernés ont financé ce projet visant à préparer des guides de formation sur l'exploitation sexuelle des déficients mentaux à l'intention des gardes-malades bénévoles, des policiers, des travailleurs sociaux et des avocats.

Spanish

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Record 25 2005-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
DEF

... a set of deeply rooted, historically conditioned attitudes about the nature of law, about the role of law in the society and the polity, about the proper organization and operation of a legal system, and about the way law is or should be made, applied, studied, perfected, and taught.

CONT

A legal tradition is... the general culture underlying a family of similar legal systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
CONT

Héritier d'une tradition juridique à la fois française et britannique, le droit canadien repose sur deux systèmes différents, le droit civil et la Common law.

CONT

[...] le caractère sacré de la vie est un principe fondamental sur lequel repose une bonne partie de notre tradition juridique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Régimen jurídico
OBS

tradición jurídica: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 26 2005-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Health Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Every one is under a legal duty(a) as a parent, foster parent, guardian or head of a family, to provide necessaries of life for a child under the age of sixteen years;(b) to provide necessaries of life to their spouse or common-law partner; and(c) to provide necessaries of life to a person under his charge if that person(i) is unable, by reason of detention, age, illness, mental disorder or other cause, to withdraw himself from that charge, and(ii) is unable to provide himself with necessaries of life.

CONT

Neglect might be a contravention of the Criminal Code section that imposes a duty to provide the necessities of life to a person under one’s charge if that person is unable by virtue of age, illness or any other cause to care for him or herself.

CONT

Parents have a legal duty to provide necessities of life to their child under the age of 16 years.

CONT

An example of a legal duty that might lead to a charge of criminal negligence would be the duty to provide the necessaries of life imposed by the Criminal Code.

Key term(s)
  • duty to provide necessities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

L'article 215 [du Code criminel] impose aux parents ou aux gardiens l'obligation de fournir les choses nécessaires à l'existence des enfants de moins de 16 ans.

OBS

La jurisprudence a interprété [l'article 215 du Code criminel] comme susceptible de s'appliquer à la situation où un membre du personnel médical néglige ou refuse de fournir des soins médicaux à une personne, à condition que toutes les autres conditions de l'infraction soient également remplie, notamment que cette personne soit inapte à prendre soin d'elle-même. Le médecin qui négligerait d'administrer un traitement à une personne inconsciente pourrait donc, dans certaines circonstances, être passible de poursuites [...]

Key term(s)
  • devoir de fournir les choses nécessaires
  • obligation de fournir les choses nécessaires
  • devoir de fournir les choses nécessaires à la vie

Spanish

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Record 27 2005-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Provincial Administration
OBS

Ministry of the Attorney General. Court Services Division manages more than 250 court offices in communities across the province. These offices provide an essential public service. Court staff schedule court cases, maintain court records and files, collect fines and fees, enforce civil orders, provide justice information to the public, and facilitate the delivery of other justice services, including civil and family medication programs, victim's services and legal aid services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Administration provinciale
OBS

Ministère du Procureur général. La Division des services aux tribunaux gère plus de 250 greffes dans des collectivités de la province. Ces bureaux offrent un service essentiel au public. Le personnel du greffe inscrit les dossiers au rôle, maintient les dossiers du tribunal, recueille les amendes et droits à payer, met à exécution les ordonnances civiles, fournit des renseignements sur la justice au public, et facilite la prestation d'autres services liés à la justice, dont les programmes de médiation pour les affaires de droit civil et de droit de la famille, les services aux victimes et les services d'aide juridique.

Spanish

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Record 28 2003-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
OBS

To choose and bring into a certain relationship; specif., to take into one's own family by legal process and raise as one's own child. WEBNV p. 18.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

Prendre légalement pour fils ou pour fille. PROB (Petit Robert) p. 23.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
DEF

Recibir como hijo, con los requisitos y solemnidades que establecen las leyes, al que no lo es naturalmente.

OBS

Se dice que "el acogimiento produce la plena participación del menor en la vida de familia e impone a quien lo recibe las obligaciones de velar por él, tenerlo en su compañia, alimentarlo, educarlo y procurarle una formación integral".

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Record 29 2001-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

Legal title : An Act to provide for the payment of benefits in respect of Children. Short title :Family Income Security Plan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Titre légal : Loi prévoyant le versement de prestations à l'égard des enfants. Titre abrégé : Régime de revenu familial garanti.

Spanish

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Record 30 1993-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Grandparents who are denied legal visitation of grandchildren as a result of divorce or a breakdown in family communications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 31 1991-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
DEF

The exposure of a child to sexual stimulation inappropriate for the child’s age, level of psychosexual development, and role in the family.

OBS

This term was coined by mental health specialists Bravt and Tisza, to avoid the limitations inherent in the use of the term "sexual abuse", and there by create a more appropriate term from a mental health perspective. The legal term, "sexual abuse", tends to imply adult "abusers" and child victims. However, sexual abuse is usually a manifestation of family pathology, and several family members as well as the child are usually active in perpetrating the "abuse". The less pejorative term, "sexual misuse", dissuades one from thinking only in terms of victims and abusers, but rather in terms of a family dysfunction in which all to some extent suffer.

OBS

The specialists who developed this notion used the appearance of physical or behavioural symptoms in the child and evidence of family dysfunction as criteria for determining the inappropriateness of the stimulation, and they recognized that that which is "inappropriate" may vary according to the family and ethnic or sociocultural context.

OBS

The acceptability rating for the English term on this file is UNCONFIRMED as it is a term unique to one American study and does not appear to be used by all specialists in the field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Il y a abus sexuel quand [...] il y a un «mauvais usage» [...], soit l'exposition d'un enfant à une stimulation inappropriée à son âge, à son niveau de développement psychosexuel et à son rôle dans la famille.

OBS

Le terme «mauvais usage», quoiqu'il soit celui utilisé par les spécialistes, n'exprime pas tout à fait la notion. «Mauvais usage sexuel» serait plus exact.

Spanish

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