Hearing has begun in B.C. Supreme Court with single mothers group challenging province’s stance that it doesn’t have the capacity to take a case regarding legal aid to trial
A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group challenging the provincial government’s stance that it doesn’t have the capacity to take a case regarding legal aid to trial.
The alliance is being represented by West Coast Leaf, whose executive director says eligibility requirements are problematic because single mothers must earn about $29,000 for a two-person household to qualify for legal aid. “When you factor in the fact that we’re talking about cases involving family violence, the stakes are high,” she said.
“Our Family Law Act has a very robust definition of family violence, and there’s all sorts of things you can do to try to protect yourself. But what is the point of having those laws on the books if literally no one can access them, when you basically have a two-tier system?”
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