Supported by grants from the Law Foundation of Ontario, the Law Foundation of Ontario, and the Law Foundation of British Columbia / Legal Services Society of Brish Columbia, this report forms the foundation of our work with self-represented litigants. |
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Opening the Dialogue, an event held in May 2013 at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, was a conceived as an opportunity for self-represented litigants in family and civil court to directly describe their experiences to justice system actors to address embedded assumptions about their motivations and imact on the justice system. |
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Essential Information and Tips for SRLs. this document is a primer on appearing in court and has been developed directly from what we have learned from SRLs, responding to what they told us they need. This includes a section on self-care tips, a section on preparing for court, a section on appearing in court, and a collection of top ten practical tips from SRLs on "what works". |
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A summary from the National Self-Represented Litigants Study (See: Final Research Report) of how court staff described their experiences with SRLs and the challenges they presented for their work. |