ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwired - Jan. 13, 2015) - Department of Justice Canada
Today, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced funding of $105,881 to the Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland (PLIAN) for a new project aimed at helping youth in the province to cope with parental divorce or separation.
The project primarily aims to help young people from 11 to 16 years of age in rural, Aboriginal and French-minority communities through a series of workshops and videos and a new interactive family law website. Age-appropriate, easy-to-understand information will be provided on child support, parenting arrangements, court procedures and other family law issues most likely to affect youth following divorce or separation.
The funding will also be used to translate PLIAN's popular publication, "My Parents Live Apart," into French and three Aboriginal languages (Inuktitut and two dialects of Innu-aimun).
Quick Facts
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"Parental divorce or separation can add tremendously to the stress and confusion that many young people feel as they make the transition from childhood through adolescence. Supporting this project will help young people in Newfoundland and Labrador cope with the changes taking place in their families by giving them a better understanding of family law issues and by helping them realize that parents' divorce or separation is not their fault."
Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
"The primary goal of my organization is to make important information on legal issues available to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador in a format that is easy to access and easy to understand. The funding that we have received from the Government of Canada's Supporting Families Fund will help us to ensure that young people throughout the province, particularly those who live in remote communities, will have access to information on family law issues that may affect them."
Kevin O'Shea, Executive Director of PLIAN
Associated Links
- Public Legal Information Association of NL
- Research Report, "The Prince and the Pauper: Movement of Children Up and Down the Canadian Income Distribution"
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