• Introduction Chapter One: "Such a Program of Legislation": Illegitimacy and Law Reform Chapter Two: "Doubtful of her Veracity": Procedures and Judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act Chapter Three: "I did not bring this child into the world BY MYSELF": Stories of Pregnancy Chapter Four: "Best for Our Babies": The Adoption Mandate Chapter Five: "Haunted by Bills": Lone Motherhood and Poverty Chapter Six: "Known as MRS. S": Cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act Conclusions Bibliography.
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Lori Chambers' fascinating study explores the legal history of adoption in Ontario since the passage of the first statute in 1921. This volume explores a wide range of themes and issues in the history of adoption including: the reasons for the creation of statutory adoption, the increasing voice of unmarried fathers in newborn adoption, the reasons for movement away from secrecy in adoption, the evolution of step-parent adoption, the adoption of Indigenous children, and the growth of international adoption. Unlike other works on adoption, Chambers focuses explicitly on statutes, statutory debates and the interpretation of statues in court. In doing so, she concludes that adoption is an inadequate response to child welfare and on its own cannot solve problems regarding child neglect and abuse. Rather, Chambers argues that in order to reform the area of adoption we must first acknowledge that it is built upon social inequalities within and between nations.
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• 1 Give Us the Court of Appeal, 1792-1874
• 2 Oliver Mowat's Court, 1874-1912
• 3 The Meredith-Mulock-Rowell Courts, 1913-38: Experiments in Court Reform
• 4 The Robertson-Pickup-Porter Courts, 1938-67
• 5 Renewal: The Gale-Estey-Howland Courts, 1967-90
• 6 The Dubin-McMurtry Courts, 1990-2007
• 7 Into the Twenty-First Century: The Winkler Court, 2007-13.

In Christopher Moore's lively and engaging history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, he traces the evolution of one of Canada's most influential courts from its origins as a branch of the lieutenant governor's executive council to the post-Charter years of cutting-edge jurisprudence and national influence. Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontario's highest court, The Court of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada's legal and political history - including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson - and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred years. The first comprehensive history of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Moore's book is the definitive and eminently readable account of the court that has been called everything from a bulwark against tyranny to murderer's row.
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• Foreword The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada List of Contributors
• Part 1: Introduction Michael Trebilcock (University of Toronto), Anthony Duggan (University of Toronto), and Lorne Sossin (Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School)
• Part 2: Defining the Problem - What are the Unmet Legal Needs?
• Chapter 1: Caught in the Middle: Income, Justiciable Problems and the Use of Lawyers Pascoe Pleasance (University College London) and Nigel J. Balmer (University College London)
• Chapter 2: The Ontario Civil Needs Project: A Comparative Analysis of the 2009 Survey Data Jamie Baxter, Michael Trebilcock, and Albert Yoon (University of Toronto)
• Part 3: "Front-End" Proactive Solutions Chapter 3:Front-End Strategies for Improving Consumer Access to Justice Anthony Duggan (University of Toronto) and Iain Ramsey (University of Kent)
• Part 4: Non-Lawyer Forms of Assistance
• Chapter 4: Opportunities and Challenges: Non-Lawyer Forms of Assistance in Providing Access to Justice for Middle-Income Earners Russell Engler (New England Law)
• Chapter 5: Middle Income Access to Civil Justice: Implications of Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales Roger Smith
• Part 5: Access to Lawyers
• Chapter 6: Should Legal Services be Unbundled? Samreen Beg and Lorne Sossin
• Chapter 7: Money Isn't Everything: Understanding Moderate Income Households' Use of Lawyers' Services Rebecca Sandefur (American Bar Foundation)
• Chapter 8: Legal Services Plans: Crucial Time Access to Lawyers and the Case for a Public-Private Partnership Paul Vayda (CAW Legal Services Plan) and Stephen Ginsberg (CAW Legal Services Plan)
• Part 6: Reforming the Dispute Resolution Process
• Chapter 9: Reforming Family Dispute Resolution in Ontario: Systemic Changes and Cultural Shifts Nicholas Bala (Queen's University)
• Chapter 10: Commentary on Bala Justice George Czurtin (Justice of the Superior Court of Justice - Ontario)
• Chapter 11: Access to Justice for Small Amount Claims in the Consumer Marketplace: Lessons from Australia Justin Malbon (Monash University)
• Chapter 12: Challenges in Small Claims Court System Design: Does One Size Fit All? Shelley McGill (Deputy Judge of the Ontario Small Claims Court)
• Part 7: Creating Change and Reform of the Justice System
• Chapter 13: Growing Ontario Legal Aid into the Middle Class: A Proposal for Public Legal Expenses Insurance Sujit Choudry (University of Toronto), Michael Trebilcock, and James Wilson
• Part 8: The Options Papers Noel Semple (York University) and Carol Rogerson (University of Toronto), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with respect to Family Law Judith McCormack (University of Toronto) and Azim Remani (University of Toronto), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with Respect to Employment Law Anthony Duggan, Azim Remani and Dennis Kao (Sidley Austin LLP), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with respect to Consumer and Debtor-Creditor Law
• Part 9: Select Bibliography.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Though most conceptions of the rule of law assume equality before the law - and hence equal access to the justice system - this basic right is not being met for many low and middle income Canadians. This book focuses on the problem of civil access to justice for middle income earners - those whose household income is high enough to disqualify them from legal aid but not high enough to cover the costs of litigation. Featuring contributions by leading Canadian and international scholars, practitioners, and members of the judiciary, this multidisciplinary collection draws on scholarship in the fields of law, social science, and public policy. There is a particular emphasis on family law, consumer law, and employment law, as these are the areas where research has indicated that unmet legal needs are highest. Middle Income Access to Justice presents a variety of innovative solutions, from dispute resolution process reforms to the development of non-lawyer forms of assistance and new methods for funding legal expenses. In doing so, it lays the foundation for the development of a much-needed new delivery model to provide early intervention for legal services.
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• Foreword The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada List of Contributors
• Part 1: Introduction Michael Trebilcock (University of Toronto), Anthony Duggan (University of Toronto), and Lorne Sossin (Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School)
• Part 2: Defining the Problem - What are the Unmet Legal Needs?
• Chapter 1: Caught in the Middle: Income, Justiciable Problems and the Use of Lawyers Pascoe Pleasance (University College London) and Nigel J. Balmer (University College London)
• Chapter 2: The Ontario Civil Needs Project: A Comparative Analysis of the 2009 Survey Data Jamie Baxter, Michael Trebilcock, and Albert Yoon (University of Toronto)
• Part 3: "Front-End" Proactive Solutions Chapter 3:Front-End Strategies for Improving Consumer Access to Justice Anthony Duggan (University of Toronto) and Iain Ramsey (University of Kent)
• Part 4: Non-Lawyer Forms of Assistance
• Chapter 4: Opportunities and Challenges: Non-Lawyer Forms of Assistance in Providing Access to Justice for Middle-Income Earners Russell Engler (New England Law)
• Chapter 5: Middle Income Access to Civil Justice: Implications of Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales Roger Smith
• Part 5: Access to Lawyers
• Chapter 6: Should Legal Services be Unbundled? Samreen Beg and Lorne Sossin
• Chapter 7: Money Isn't Everything: Understanding Moderate Income Households' Use of Lawyers' Services Rebecca Sandefur (American Bar Foundation)
• Chapter 8: Legal Services Plans: Crucial Time Access to Lawyers and the Case for a Public-Private Partnership Paul Vayda (CAW Legal Services Plan) and Stephen Ginsberg (CAW Legal Services Plan)
• Part 6: Reforming the Dispute Resolution Process
• Chapter 9: Reforming Family Dispute Resolution in Ontario: Systemic Changes and Cultural Shifts Nicholas Bala (Queen's University)
• Chapter 10: Commentary on Bala Justice George Czurtin (Justice of the Superior Court of Justice - Ontario)
• Chapter 11: Access to Justice for Small Amount Claims in the Consumer Marketplace: Lessons from Australia Justin Malbon (Monash University)
• Chapter 12: Challenges in Small Claims Court System Design: Does One Size Fit All? Shelley McGill (Deputy Judge of the Ontario Small Claims Court)
• Part 7: Creating Change and Reform of the Justice System
• Chapter 13: Growing Ontario Legal Aid into the Middle Class: A Proposal for Public Legal Expenses Insurance Sujit Choudry (University of Toronto), Michael Trebilcock, and James Wilson
• Part 8: The Options Papers Noel Semple (York University) and Carol Rogerson (University of Toronto), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with respect to Family Law Judith McCormack (University of Toronto) and Azim Remani (University of Toronto), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with Respect to Employment Law Anthony Duggan, Azim Remani and Dennis Kao (Sidley Austin LLP), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with respect to Consumer and Debtor-Creditor Law
• Part 9: Select Bibliography.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Though most conceptions of the rule of law assume equality before the law - and hence equal access to the justice system - this basic right is not being met for many low and middle income Canadians. This book focuses on the problem of civil access to justice for middle income earners - those whose household income is high enough to disqualify them from legal aid but not high enough to cover the costs of litigation. Featuring contributions by leading Canadian and international scholars, practitioners, and members of the judiciary, this multidisciplinary collection draws on scholarship in the fields of law, social science, and public policy. There is a particular emphasis on family law, consumer law, and employment law, as these are the areas where research has indicated that unmet legal needs are highest. Middle Income Access to Justice presents a variety of innovative solutions, from dispute resolution process reforms to the development of non-lawyer forms of assistance and new methods for funding legal expenses. In doing so, it lays the foundation for the development of a much-needed new delivery model to provide early intervention for legal services.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• 1. 'Such a program of legislation': illegitimacy and law reform
• 2. 'Doubtful of her veracity': procedures and judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act
• 3. 'I did not bring this child into the world by myself': stories of unwed pregnancy
• 4. 'Best for our babies': the adoption mandate
• 5. 'Haunted by bills': lone motherhood and poverty
• 6. 'Known as Mrs S': cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act.

• 1. 'Such a program of legislation': illegitimacy and law reform
• 2. 'Doubtful of her veracity': procedures and judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act
• 3. 'I did not bring this child into the world by myself': stories of unwed pregnancy
• 4. 'Best for our babies': the adoption mandate
• 5. 'Haunted by bills': lone motherhood and poverty
• 6. 'Known as Mrs S': cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act.

In 1921, despite the passing of legislation intended to ease the consequences of illegitimacy for children (Children of Unmarried Parents Act), reformers in Ontario made no effort to improve the status of unwed mothers. Furthermore, the reforms that were passed served as models for legislation in other provinces and even in some American states, institutionalizing, in essence, the prejudices evident throughout. Until now, historians have not sufficiently studied these measures, resulting in the marginalization of unwed mothers as historical subjects. In Misconceptions, Lori Chambers seeks to redress this oversight. By way of analysis and careful critique, Chambers shows that the solutions to unwed pregnancy promoted in the reforms of 1921 were themselves based upon misconceptions. The book also explores the experiences of unwed mothers who were subjected to the legislation of the time, thus shedding an invaluable light on these formerly ignored subjects. Ultimately, Misconceptions argues that child welfare measures which simultaneously seek to rescue children and punish errant women will not, and cannot, succeed in alleviating child or maternal poverty.
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• ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 'So Entirely under His Power and Control': The Status of Wives before Reform""; ""2 'A Life That Is Simply Intolerable': Alimony and the Protection of Wives""; ""3 'To Properly Protect Her Property': Marriage Settlements in Upper Canada""; ""4 'If the Laws Were Made More Salutary': The Act of 1859""; ""5 'The Difference between Women's Rights and Women's Wrongs': The Acts of 1872 and 1873""; ""6 'Many Frauds Not Previously Practicable': Creditors and the Acts of 1859 and 1872""

• ""7 'But How Are You to Exempt it from His Control?': Abuse of Trust by Husbands""""8 'A Thing of Shreds and Patches': The Act of 1884""; ""9 'Lending Aid or Encouragement to Fraudulent and Dishonest Practices': Wives and Their Creditors after 1884""; ""10 'Being Terrified and in Fear of Violence': The Limitations of Separate Property as a Protective Device""; ""Conclusions and Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

• Remerciements; Préface; TABLE DES MATIÈRES; Introduction; Chapitre premier La situation démolinguistique actuelle des francophones, les faits; Chapitre II: Le statut des langues en Ontario; Chapitre III: Le bilinguisme législatif et parlementaire; Chapitre IV: Le bilinguisme dans le domaine judiciaire; Chapitre V: La prestation de services publics en français; Chapitre VI: Les services municipaux; Chapitre VII: Les droits scolaires des francophones; Chapitre VIII: Le droit linguistique privé; Conclusion, L'avenir des francophones en Ontario; Tables bibliographiques; Annexes.

Le statut juridique du français a connu de grandes transformations au cours des vingt dernières années. Cette mutation s'explique par la volonté des francophones de l'Ontario de vivre et de s'épanouir pleinement en français dans leur province. Sept grands thèmes sont abordés dans ce volume : le statut des langues ; le bilinguisme législatif et parlementaire ; le bilinguisme judiciaire ; la prestation des services en français ; les services municipaux ; les droit scolaires des francophones ; et enfin, les droits linguistiques privés des Franco-Ontariens. Cet ouvrage dépasse la simple prése.