Access is the time a parent spends with a child they usually don't live with. Access can be on a strict schedule, such as every other weekend, or on a flexible schedule, such as whenever the parents agree. In some cases, a parent might have supervised access where someone else watches the visit.<\/p>\n
Access also includes the right to get information on the child's health, education, and well-being. Getting information is not the same thing as making major decisions about the child.<\/p>\n
Other people, for example, grandparents, can also apply to the court for access.<\/p>\n","summary":"
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\n Advice counsel are private lawyers or Legal Aid Ontario staff lawyers located in all family courts who give basic information on family law to anyone who wants information. For example, advice counsel can explain legal terms, how to start or respond to a court application, and the court process.\n<\/p>\n
\n If your income is low enough, advice counsel can also give you legal advice about child custody and access, child support and spousal support, dividing property, divorce, and most other family law matters.
\n<\/p>\n","summary":"
\n Advice counsel are private lawyers or Legal Aid Ontario staff lawyers located in all family courts who give basic information on family law to anyone who wants information. For example, advice counsel can explain legal terms, how to start or respond to a court application, and the court process.\n<\/p>\n","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94507","vid":"28273","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"advice counsel","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/advice-counsel","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94507\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085493","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94507","id":"94507","resource":"node","uuid":"d87fc10b-a0b7-491d-8967-a4c9ff8edba1"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"d87fc10b-a0b7-491d-8967-a4c9ff8edba1","vuuid":"95a3a890-e498-4e61-b204-7728b6b81d4a","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":"
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to different ways or processes that try to get people to agree on their legal issues without going to court. Some of these processes are collaborative family law<\/a>, mediation<\/a>, and arbitration<\/a>.<\/p>\n","summary":" Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to different ways or processes that try to get people to agree on their legal issues without going to court.<\/p>\n","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94508","vid":"28274","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"alternative dispute resolution","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/alternative-dispute-resolution","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94508\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085493","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94508","id":"94508","resource":"node","uuid":"d7f0018a-dce8-4681-bbe2-fd8495e34343"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"d7f0018a-dce8-4681-bbe2-fd8495e34343","vuuid":"e394bcdf-3d96-408c-beb5-5d5013499182","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" Assets are things that you own. 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If they do have just cause, they don't have to give you notice of termination<\/a>.<\/p>\n A court might decide that your employer had just cause if you did something that was serious misconduct<\/a> or you failed almost completely to do your job. The court looks at all the circumstances, including how long you have worked for the employer.<\/p>\n","summary":" An employer may say they have \"just cause\" to fire you. 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There are 2 ways they can do this:<\/p>\n When an employer fires you or lays you off, they usually have to give you notice of termination. 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The amount of time can depend on many things including how long you've been in the job.<\/p>\n If they let you go right away, they must pay you the money you'd have earned if they had told you ahead of time. This is called pay in lieu of notice or termination pay.<\/p>\n","summary":" When an employer fires you or lays you off, they usually have to give you notice ahead of time. 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A permanent resident is not a Canadian citizen. Permanent residents can be forced to leave Canada for reasons given in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.\n<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/821","id":"821","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"14496f47-e163-4ba8-939a-185e99af7a93"}],"nid":"94578","vid":"28285","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"permanent resident","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/permanent-resident","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94578\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085494","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94578","id":"94578","resource":"node","uuid":"f7d8852a-98c8-4a54-97c1-fb271c29f633"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"f7d8852a-98c8-4a54-97c1-fb271c29f633","vuuid":"16072b6a-acb6-4899-a010-75eec5f0d63d","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" If you sue someone in court, you are called the plaintiff. 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People often call this \"time and a half\". 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The Record of Employment has information like how long you worked for your employer, how many hours you worked, and how much money you earned. Your employer has to choose from a list of reasons why you stopped working or stopped being paid. 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Retirement homes for seniors are a common type of care home.\n<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"}],"nid":"94606","vid":"28310","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"care home","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/care-home","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94606\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94606","id":"94606","resource":"node","uuid":"35eb18d8-c5b1-4e20-888b-ddd3c7fda9a9"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"35eb18d8-c5b1-4e20-888b-ddd3c7fda9a9","vuuid":"2733d9b1-af22-4f1f-b375-3b64b0b6d0b7","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" Money you give someone for them to hold and to count towards something you will have to pay later. In Ontario, the only deposit a landlord can make you give them is the amount of rent for one period. Usually this means one month's rent. The landlord can only use this for the last rent payment before the tenancy ends. 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A Notice of Termination from a landlord is often called an eviction notice, even though it does not force the tenant to move out. A Landlord and Tenant Board<\/a> order forcing a tenant to move out is often called an eviction order.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"},{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/826","id":"826","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"c85fe4ac-5e78-4356-a7a0-adaa6eaf0731"}],"nid":"94608","vid":"28422","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"evict","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/evict","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94608\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94608","id":"94608","resource":"node","uuid":"8aeab85d-5b1e-473b-b67b-f9a58c18c2ee"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"8aeab85d-5b1e-473b-b67b-f9a58c18c2ee","vuuid":"93e9835a-bc31-4774-b486-3b126c34a01d","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" An independent agency set up by the Ontario government to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. It is similar to a court, but less formal. 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It is sometimes called a month-to-month tenancy. This is the most common kind of periodic tenancy. 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It is sometimes called a monthly tenancy. This is the most common kind of periodic tenancy. 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Usually an order tells someone they must do something. For example, an order of the Landlord and Tenant Board<\/a> could say a tenant must move out by a certain date, or it might say that a landlord must repair something or lower the rent.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"}],"nid":"94614","vid":"28352","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"order","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/order","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94614\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94614","id":"94614","resource":"node","uuid":"f636b3cb-e75b-4372-a62f-5aacc8480ee9"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"f636b3cb-e75b-4372-a62f-5aacc8480ee9","vuuid":"1caa3e68-1f4e-4ff7-a2b1-f587ab3fc253","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" A length of time that repeats over and over. A periodic tenancy is a tenancy that repeats or renews after each period until the landlord or the tenant does something to end it. It does not have a fixed term<\/a>. 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Retirement homes are considered care homes<\/a>, and people who pay rent there are tenants. They are also covered by many other rules in a law called the Retirement Homes Act.<\/p>\n","summary":" A rented place to live where the residents can get at least 2 care services, most of them are at least 65 years old, and there are at least 6 residents (not counting anyone related to the landlord). Retirement homes are considered care homes<\/a>, and people who pay rent there are tenants.<\/p>\n","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"}],"nid":"94617","vid":"28305","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"retirement home","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/retirement-home","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94617\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94617","id":"94617","resource":"node","uuid":"8e6f239b-b44d-42f6-88be-f1dcec335ebe"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"8e6f239b-b44d-42f6-88be-f1dcec335ebe","vuuid":"76b45638-9adc-40f7-8b3e-bedf73700c92","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" Give your rented home temporarily to a new tenant, who is called your subtenant, for part of the term of your fixed-term tenancy. Usually you need the landlord's permission. You are still responsible to the landlord for the rent and for taking care of the place. You keep the right to move back in when the subletting agreement ends.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"}],"nid":"94619","vid":"28382","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"sublet","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/sublet","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94619\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94619","id":"94619","resource":"node","uuid":"88950111-bf3a-43c7-9a4f-f665561b3c67"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"88950111-bf3a-43c7-9a4f-f665561b3c67","vuuid":"b9526e2f-588c-4d51-8560-2c3ea888a51b","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" Housing where part of the rent is paid by a government agency or a non-profit organization. The part that the tenant doesn't have to pay is called a subsidy. To get a subsidy, the tenant usually must have a household income below a certain level. 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Usually this right comes from an agreement between the tenant and the landlord. This agreement might be called a tenancy agreement, a lease<\/a>, or a rental agreement. It does not have to be in writing to be legal. It can be a spoken agreement or even an unspoken understanding.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"}],"nid":"94621","vid":"28379","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"tenancy","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/tenancy","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94621\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94621","id":"94621","resource":"node","uuid":"8f1be854-eb26-46bf-ad76-6e5227322147"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"8f1be854-eb26-46bf-ad76-6e5227322147","vuuid":"e46d4fee-9694-4864-905b-609044d8522f","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" The length of time that an agreement, such as a tenancy agreement, is meant to last. For example, a lease<\/a> that goes from April 1 to the following March 31 has a term of one year. This is also called a fixed term tenancy<\/a>. During this time, neither the landlord nor the tenant can end the tenancy unless the other one does something that seriously breaks the agreement.<\/p>\n When the term is over, it does not mean the tenancy ends. The tenancy automatically turns into a periodic tenancy unless the landlord or tenant does something to end it.<\/p>\n Term can also mean a detail or part of the agreement, for example, that the tenant will not hang things from their balcony railing, or that the landlord will provide parking for visitors.<\/p>\n","summary":" The length of time that an agreement, such as a tenancy agreement, is meant to last. For example, a lease<\/a> that goes from April 1 to the following March 31 has a term of one year. 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It is like a court but less formal. The Landlord and Tenant Board is an example of a tribunal. Another example is the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/825","id":"825","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"11512f36-7f94-499d-9383-35f39cad9bde"},{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/826","id":"826","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"c85fe4ac-5e78-4356-a7a0-adaa6eaf0731"}],"nid":"94624","vid":"28423","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"Tribunal","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/tribunal","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94624\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085495","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94624","id":"94624","resource":"node","uuid":"fade2d21-d372-4f4f-a1c2-53a572575737"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"fade2d21-d372-4f4f-a1c2-53a572575737","vuuid":"66fde7ef-188d-4749-a461-5025401eb271","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" A weekly tenancy is a rental agreement that does not have a fixed term<\/a> and where the tenant pays rent each week. 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You might get one if, for example, your partner was still married to someone else when they married you.<\/p>\n It is rare to get an annulment to legally end a marriage. 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An applicant can be one person or a group of two or more people, a corporation, or an agency like the Family Responsibility Office<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n The person that they are making a claim against is called the respondent<\/a>.<\/p>\n","summary":" The applicant is the party<\/a> who starts the court case. An applicant can be one person or a group of two or more people, a corporation, or an agency like the Family Responsibility Office<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94632","vid":"28336","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"applicant","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/applicant","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94632\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94632","id":"94632","resource":"node","uuid":"35c31538-d687-4eba-93f6-a937ff298d6b"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"35c31538-d687-4eba-93f6-a937ff298d6b","vuuid":"a178f146-fbd2-48b7-9929-4ff7d87c1704","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" The respondent is the party<\/a> responding to the family law court case started against them. The party who starts the court case is called the applicant<\/a>.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94633","vid":"28337","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"respondent","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/respondent","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94633\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94633","id":"94633","resource":"node","uuid":"1fdf1ad6-549f-49d4-8bd2-3283026e0364"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"1fdf1ad6-549f-49d4-8bd2-3283026e0364","vuuid":"cabe9fed-39be-4461-9457-06624fdc6d28","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" The moving party is the person asking the court to make an order after a motion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94634","vid":"28346","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"moving party","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/moving-party","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94634\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94634","id":"94634","resource":"node","uuid":"9dcb2cdb-5f27-4901-86ca-8f2fbcde793e"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"9dcb2cdb-5f27-4901-86ca-8f2fbcde793e","vuuid":"5d5a3d29-3ab0-41b9-9c3f-51d1cf40ace6","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" The responding party is the person responding to a motion<\/a>. The moving party<\/a> is the person asking the court to make an order after a motion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94635","vid":"28348","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"responding party","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/responding-party","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94635\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94635","id":"94635","resource":"node","uuid":"755862ae-06a8-4ae7-9d84-b01de4970f5c"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"755862ae-06a8-4ae7-9d84-b01de4970f5c","vuuid":"52ea0c01-cc0d-4e86-a5be-d2f94cea96bc","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" A bail hearing is when the person charged with a crime goes to court after they have been arrested. At court, they ask a judge or justice of the peace to decide whether the police can continue to keep them in jail, or whether they must let you go.<\/p>\n The judge might give you \"conditions\" that you must follow if they let you go. For example, the court might order them to stay away from their partner.<\/p>\n","summary":" A bail hearing is when the person charged with a crime goes to court after they have been arrested. At court, they ask a judge or justice of the peace to decide whether the police can continue to keep them in jail, or whether they must let you go.<\/p>\n","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/817","id":"817","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"985f2404-5b2b-4ca4-afba-c281e22d734d"},{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94636","vid":"40513","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"bail hearing","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/bail-hearing","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94636\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1483465973","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94636","id":"94636","resource":"node","uuid":"60f23585-38d2-4ebc-9ef4-feb80ecc096c"},"comment":"1","comments":[],"comment_count":"0","comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"60f23585-38d2-4ebc-9ef4-feb80ecc096c","vuuid":"d64c36e9-f4fb-4ae3-9386-fbb4edf3a4c6","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" The \"best interests of the child\" is a test that the court uses to decide many things about children, such as custody<\/a> and access<\/a>. Before making a decision, a judge looks at things like:<\/p>\n The Crown Attorney, sometimes called the prosecutor, is a government lawyer who presents the case against the person accused of a crime in criminal court. 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For example, the cost of photocopying documents and court filing fees are disbursements. These amounts can be included in an order for cost consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94639","vid":"28345","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"disbursements","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/disbursements","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94639\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1476822302","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94639","id":"94639","resource":"node","uuid":"04a890cf-02af-4788-91ad-3993e4719d49"},"comment":"1","comments":[],"comment_count":"0","comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"04a890cf-02af-4788-91ad-3993e4719d49","vuuid":"301ac750-2ceb-40ae-adde-f034544cde65","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" A dispute resolution officer (DRO) is a senior lawyer who is trained to help people resolve their issues.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94640","vid":"28343","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"dispute resolution officer","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/dispute-resolution-officer","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94640\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94640","id":"94640","resource":"node","uuid":"d463482c-b5eb-4545-9b39-bea4fb27f1d9"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"d463482c-b5eb-4545-9b39-bea4fb27f1d9","vuuid":"c601deff-818a-4f13-897a-0db836106f41","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" A divorce order is an order from the court that legally ends a marriage.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94641","vid":"28342","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"divorce order","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/divorce-order","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94641\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94641","id":"94641","resource":"node","uuid":"48792383-f159-4702-9ab7-bd6bb1bdcfe8"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"48792383-f159-4702-9ab7-bd6bb1bdcfe8","vuuid":"3fc59a03-0a6c-43b4-82ac-d5d45bd207e1","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" A witness is someone who gives information in court to help a judge decide a case. For example, a witness might be a friend or family member who can tell the judge what they know about things like your relationship with your child.<\/p>\n A witness usually gives this information by testifying in court. All parties<\/a> in a case get the chance to ask a witness questions through direct examination<\/a>, cross-examination<\/a>, and re-examination<\/a>. The judge may also ask the witness questions.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94642","vid":"39024","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"witness","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/witness","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94642\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1481142106","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94642","id":"94642","resource":"node","uuid":"0f982911-273c-455b-9b99-d7bf953fc962"},"comment":"1","comments":[],"comment_count":"0","comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"0f982911-273c-455b-9b99-d7bf953fc962","vuuid":"c1a4ee84-030f-48a9-8fba-e1386f0bf568","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" Imputing income is when the court decides how much income a person makes or should be making. This figure is different from the income the person says they earn.<\/p>\n For example, if a person says that they have no income, but there is proof that they earn income in cash that they do not report on their income taxes, the judge can impute income. Or if a person quit their job so they wouldn't have to pay support, the judge can impute income.<\/p>\n","summary":" Imputing income is when the court decides how much income a person makes or should be making. 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You have to find a lawyer who agrees to work for you and agrees to accept your Legal Aid certificate.<\/p>\n","summary":"","format":"full_html"},"field_topic":[{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/taxonomy_term\/823","id":"823","resource":"taxonomy_term","uuid":"f037d1b5-8225-4406-af52-67c52b8ab4bc"}],"nid":"94645","vid":"28369","is_new":false,"type":"glossary_term","title":"Legal Aid Certificate","language":"en","url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/glossary\/legal-aid-certificate","edit_url":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94645\/edit","status":"1","promote":"0","sticky":"0","created":"1449085496","changed":"1475003735","source":{"uri":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/node\/94645","id":"94645","resource":"node","uuid":"18da85f4-86fa-45cb-b9ba-1c0649bdede6"},"comment":"0","comments":[],"comment_count":0,"comment_count_new":"0","feed_nid":null,"uuid":"18da85f4-86fa-45cb-b9ba-1c0649bdede6","vuuid":"338382a7-529b-4ac4-b358-361d2ebd10a4","menu_link":{"title":null,"mlid":null,"parents":null,"url":null,"pb_join":[]}},{"body":{"value":" Mediation-arbitration is a process that tries to solve your legal issues without going to court. It combines the alternative dispute resolution<\/a> processes of mediation<\/a> and arbitration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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