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Government Studies and Reports

Child Abuse and Maltreatment

NIS-4: Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect — Executive Summary (2010) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 26 pages. The most comprehensive child abuse study in existence. Contains perpetrator data by gender: 75% of biological parent maltreatment by mothers, 68% of all maltreatment by female perpetrators. Family structure risk data: 8x maltreatment rate in single parent + partner households. Public domain (U.S. federal government).

Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (1998) Public Health Agency of Canada. 210 pages. The Canadian national study. 61% of investigations involved biological mothers, 38% biological fathers. Crown copyright — reproduced under fair dealing for research and education.

Custody and Shared Parenting

Shared Parenting in Canada: Increasing Use But Continued Controversy Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. 18 pages. Academic analysis of shared parenting trends and outcomes in Canada. Custody trends: shared custody rose from 12% to 28% between 2006-2015.

Self-Represented Litigants

Lopsided Justice? Self-Representation: A Blessing or a Curse? (2025) Chinwe A. Umadia, 2025 CanLIIDocs 1372. 15 pages. Case studies: Pintea v. Johns (2017 SCC 23), Jonsson v. Lymer (2020 ABCA 167), DJ v. SN (2025 ABKB 214). Documents systemic disadvantages faced by self-represented litigants.

How to Order a Court Transcript Across Canada National Self-Represented Litigants Project. 23 pages. Province-by-province guide to ordering court transcripts, including fees, processes, and barriers.

Professional Conduct and Judicial Principles

Canadian Judicial Council — Statement of Principles on Self-Represented Litigants and Accused Persons (2006) Canadian Judicial Council. 12 pages. Unanimously endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada in Pintea v. Johns, 2017 SCC 23. Are these the rules judges are supposed to follow when dealing with self-represented parties?

Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society — Code of Professional Conduct NSBS. 105 pages. Based on the Federation of Law Societies Model Code used across Canada. Contains the exact rules for filing complaints against lawyers: 5.1-1, 5.1-2, 5.1-5, 7.2-1, 7.2-2, 7.2-4, 7.1-3.

Child Welfare and False Allegations

Malicious Referrals, Custody Disputes and Police Involvement in the Canadian Child Welfare System — CIS-2008 Data Tables (DoJ Canada) Department of Justice Canada. Data from the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study. 12.4% of all CFS investigations involved custody disputes. 10% of custody-related reports were intentionally false. Crown copyright — reproduced under fair dealing.

False Allegations of Abuse and Neglect — Information Sheet #193 (CWRP) Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. Based on Trocmé & Bala (2005). 4% overall false rate, 12% in custody disputes, 25% from anonymous sources. Reproduced under fair dealing for research and education.

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