Intro to Family Law

Description: The focus of the Family Law workshop is to educate settlement staff about family law including marriage, divorce, and child custody in Manitoba and Canadian law. It is important for settlement service providers to understand this legal information as they support the most marginalized community groups and help their clients with information, understanding of the Family Law process, and insights on this topic.

This workshop is designed to provide legal information that will answer questions such as:

• Marriage

• Divorce

• Child Custody

• Child support 

• Legitimation

• Name change

Who should attend?:  This workshop is recommended for any  frontline staff, middle management or directors of Newcomer Serving Organizations who have questions about this topic.

Learning Objectives

• Participants are able to understand legal information about Family Law on marriage, divorce, child custody and child support, legitimation (declaration of parentage), and name change. 
• Participants know where to refer their clients if they have questions about any of these topics that the SPO cannot answer.
• Participants learn about useful resources and tools they can use to help their clients.

Presenter: Robynne Kazina practices exclusively in the area of family law as a partner at Taylor McCaffrey LLP in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She graduated from the University of Toronto law school in 2005. She also has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Manitoba and a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto. She was drawn to family law from her background in social work, having seen on a grassroots level how law affects people's daily lives and can be a catalyst for change. 

Robynne is a frequent lecturer in family law and has co-taught Advanced Family Law at the University of Manitoba. She is past Chair of the Manitoba Bar Association Family Law Section and Women Lawyers’ Forum, and a past council member.  

Do you have any questions for the presenter? Please send them to s.oumer@mansomanitoba.ca before January 20th, 2022.

• This is an online event. You will need to have access to a computer/ laptop or other devices with a webcam & microphone, as well as an internet connection. 
• Accessibility accommodations are available on advance request. If you have any questions, concerns or inquiries, please send us an email at info@mansomanitoba.ca or call 204-272-0872.