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<blockquote>Vancouver: 604-660-6828<br>
<blockquote>Vancouver: 604-660-6828<br>


Victoria: 250-952-4111<br>
Victoria: 250-952-4111<br></blockquote>


===Recommended reading for parents===
===Recommended reading for parents===
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The federal Department of Justice has a number of high-quality resources which may be helpful. The [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/ Supporting Families] website has a lot of information about separation and divorce. Inside this site you'll find a library of department publications and a wide variety of research papers about parenting after separation, the costs of high-conflict separation and other topics relating to child's well being and outcomes following separation. These papers are of a uniformly high quality and are well worth the read.
The federal Department of Justice has a number of high-quality resources which may be helpful. The [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/ Supporting Families] website has a lot of information about separation and divorce. Inside this site you'll find a library of department publications and a wide variety of research papers about parenting after separation, the costs of high-conflict separation and other topics relating to child's well being and outcomes following separation. These papers are of a uniformly high quality and are well worth the read.


===Recommended Reading for Children===
===Recommended reading for children===


The books that follow are drawn from the suggestions of the Vancouver law firm Henderson Heinrichs and are reproduced with permission.
The books that follow are drawn from the suggestions of the Vancouver law firm Henderson Heinrichs and are reproduced with permission.
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*Why Are We Getting a Divorce?, by P. Mayle and A. Robins; for ages 6+
*Why Are We Getting a Divorce?, by P. Mayle and A. Robins; for ages 6+


In addition to the general purpose Family Justice website, the provincial Attorney General has published two websites at www.familieschange.ca designed to help children understand and cope with the issues that arise when their parents separate or divorce, one is for children and the other is for teens; both are very well put together.
In addition to the general purpose Family Justice website, the provincial Attorney General has published two websites at http://www.familieschange.ca designed to help children understand and cope with the issues that arise when their parents separate or divorce, one is for children and the other is for teens; both are very well put together.


The Department of Justice has published a book for 9 to 12 year olds called ''What Happens Next?'', available online and in print. The print version is a lot friendlier and what I'd suggest giving to a child.
The Department of Justice has published a book for 9 to 12 year olds called ''[http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/lib-bib/pub/cal/2013/index.html What Happens Next?]'', available online and in print. The print version is a lot friendlier and what I'd suggest giving to a child.


==Further Reading in this Chapter==
==Further Reading in this Chapter==