Blog Dr. Ilana Dodi Luther & Emily Tallon

In the last four months in Nova Scotia, 6 women have been killed in murders attributed to intimate partner violence (IPV). These tragic deaths all occurred since Nova Scotia’s official declaration that IPV is an epidemic…

The past three years have seen the introduction and implementation of significant family law reforms to the ″Divorce Act″, and a number of provincial acts, with many amendments focused on family violence. Since then, case law has continued to evolve across the country, providing interpretations on what constitutes family violence and highlighting the importance of […]