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CROWSNEST PASS ADULT EDUCATION –LAW FOUNDATION VIDEO COURSES
CROWSNEST PASS ADULT EDUCATION
AND
LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE
ARE OFFERING
PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS BY
VIDEO CONFERENCE
Planning for disability or death is never pleasant. However, it is an important part of identifying what you want done when something like this happens to you and helping those around you carry out your wishes. An enduring power of attorney, a personal directive and a will are basic to building your plan.
With them you can set out respectively:
* Who will handle your financial affairs and how if you become mentally incompetent
* If you become mentally incompetent, who will handle your medical and other personal life decisions and the kinds of choices they can make for you.
* How you want your estate to be dealt with at your death.
In this presentation you will learn about these basic legal tools and what is involved in acquiring them.
Date: Wednesday, January 25
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 18
To Register: 403-562-2853
BEING AN EXECUTOR– LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This presentation will provide an overview of the legal rights and responsibilities of an executor.
* Gathers in the estate assets
* Pays the debts
* Distributes to beneficiaries
* Generally administers the estate
Date: Wednesday, February 1
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 25
To Register: 403-562-2853
INFORMATION, IDENTITY THEFT AND LAW
Driver’s License information, SIN number, credit cards, medical records, banking information, passport…There’s a whole identity out there made up of information about you, much of it stored in electronic databases. If that identity is stolen, or your information gets into the wrong hands some other way, or the information is wrong, the results can be serious. This presentation provides a general overview of legal issues related to your information identity. Questions for discussion include:
* Do you have to give your personal information, and if so, when and to whom
* What can you do if information is wrong – if somebody gives out information about you when they shouldn’t – if somebody steals your information
* Does it make a difference if your information is collected or stored somewhere outside Alberta or Canada?
Date: Wednesday, February 8
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 1
To Register: 403-562-2853
SMALL CLAIMS COURT AND HOW IT WORKS
This is an introduction to ‘Small Claims Court (now called Provincial Court – Civil). It will give you a chance to learn about:
* What kinds of cases the court hears
* The limit for claims
* How lawsuits in the court are started and defended
* Procedure before trial including processes like mediation
* Evidence and witnesses; and
* Conducting trials and what actually happens there
Date: Wednesday, February 15
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 8
To Register: 403-562-2853
LAW AND LIVING TOGETHER
What are the legal rights and responsibilities of unmarried people living together as spouses and how do they differ from those of married people? What is a cohabitation agreement and how important is it for people in such relationships to have one? This presentation provides an opportunity to look at questions like these. The topics for discussion include care and support of children, inheritance and property.
Date: Wednesday, February 29
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 16
To Register: 403-562-2853
SEPERATION AND DIVORCE
In the course of exploring what can happen legally when a couple decides to separate or divorce, the speaker will discuss issues like:
* The process – what is the court process? Are there other ways, like mediation or collaborative law to try and how do they work?
* Child maintenance, custody (parenting) and access (contact) – how the children will be looked after
* Spousal maintenance – the extent to which one separating or divorcing spouse will have to support the other
* Matrimonial property – how the property will be divided.
Date: Wednesday, March 7
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 28
To Register: 403-562-2853
GRANDPARENTS, GRANDCHILDREN AND LAW
Grandparents often play a significant role in the lives of their grandchildren and the emotional ties can be deep. If parents separate or divorce, it can become difficult for grandparents to maintain this relationship with their grandchildren. Other times, such situations can result in grandparents providing much or all of the care for their grandchildren. How does the legal system respond in these types of situations? This session looks at subjects like parenting of and contact with children (also referred to as custody and access), maintenance and guardianship from the grandparents-grandchild perspective.
Date: Wednesday, March 14
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 7
To Register: 403-562-2853
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
* Rent
* Security Deposits
* Termination of Tenancies and
* Notice
These are a few of the things that will be discussed in this look at legal rights and responsibilities of residential tenants and landlords.
Date: Wednesday, March 21
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: TBA
Location: MDM, 2nd Floor Room 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 14
To Register: 403-562-2853
These video conferences are presented by Lethbridge College’s Public Legal Education Program. The program helps educate the public about law and the legal system by providing general education and information. (The program does not provide legal advice). The program is funded by a grant from the Alberta Law Foundation.
Lethbridge College is a member of PLENA, the Public Legal Education Network of Alberta.
The Crowsnest Pass Adult Education is a local co-sponsor of this video conference.
For more information or to register please call Toni at 403-562-2853
CROWSNEST PASS WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTRE
12501 - 20th Avenue, Room 208 Provincial Building
Box 1207, Blairmore, Alberta T0K 0E0
Phone: (403) 562-8000 Fax: (403) 562-8500 email: cnpwrc@shaw.ca
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Clothing for the whole family
Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm
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The Women’s Centre is open to anyone in our community.
We are here to provide a safe and friendly environment for the community.
We are a drop in, information and referral centre serving all ages.
We are a contact and support service for any person(s) with family, personal, legal or any other
type of problem(s). We are here to provide support counselling and education/awareness regarding
all types of violence. Programs are free of charge and are held with strictest confidentiality.
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LEGAL RESOURCES
Thursday - Friday ~ 10.00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Legal Clinics • Information • Assistance with Form-filling
Need an answer to your legal questions? Feel free to contact the Centre at (403) 562-8000
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FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Awareness / Education Program
Monday - Wednesday ~ 10.00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Kim Lewis
Supportive Counselling • Resources • Anger Education Groups
Bullying Workshops • One to One Anger Control Education
If you are interested in receiving information, education or support regarding other
topics, please feel free to contact the centre at 403-562-8000.
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OUR SERVICES
Christmas Toy Hampers • Chocolates for Seniors • Baby Layettes • Coats for Kids
Resource Library • Drop-in Centre • Crisis Transportation to Shelters
Fax / Photocopy / Secretarial Services • Rag Bags • Back to Work Rack
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