Volume 2, Number 1, 1979
Articles
- Juvenile Justice Policy in Canada: The Transfer of the Initiative - Judith A. Osborne
Problems of constitutional jurisdiction and funding have retarded the progress of federal proposals to reform the juvenile justice system. In the absence of action at the federal level, the provincical governments have stepped in to take up the callenge of eradicating the anomalies which have arisen under the Juvenile Delinquents Act, and also to retrieve their jurisdiction in the juvenile justice field. This trend and its implications are examined. The author concludes with an examination of diversion and the implications that recent research findings may have for the substance of juvenile justice policy and the initiative in policy making in Canada.
- Income Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce - Barbara A.F. Suzuki
The breakup of a household can generate significant income tax consequences for the separating or divorcing spouses. This paper examines those implications, particularly as they relate to support payments and property settlements and it places special emphasis upon the new wae of provincial family legislation which has introduced more rational maintenance obligations and "family assets" regimes to govern matrimonial possessions.
- Marriage Law and the Mentally Retarded - Bret Mecredy-Williams
As more effort is made to facilitate the fullesst possible participation in society by mentally retarded persons, the question of their right and ability to marry and raise children arises with increasing frequency. At the outset of any discussion, one must be clear as to who are retarded and what the relevant laws state. Despite the vagueness of the provinces' marriage statutes, retarded persons are directly or indirectly discouraged from attempting to marry even though studies in England and the UNited States show such marriages are feasible.
The related issue of sterilization has been debated very recently in Ontario. This controversy has indicated the need for a thorough examination of the premises and the consistency of application of the law as it affects the retarded.
In The Family Courts
- Stannard v. Stannard
- Groom v. Groom (Monty)
- Bray v. Bray
- Mickelown v. Mickelown
Casenotes
- The Criminal Domestication of the Juvenile Delinquents Act: The Lawyer's Role in Juvenile Court (Morris v. The Queen) - Roman N. Komar
- Twilight for the Juvenile Courts? (Morris v. The Queen) - Graham Parker