The course is aimed at everyone in the fertility area: counsellors, doolas, midwives, fertility clinic staff, prospective parents, and fertility lawyers.
It's all day April 8. There is special conference rate for non-lawyers.
Here are the details...
Baby Making: Fertility Law and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
DescriptionMore DetailAgendaDon't miss this brand new and innovative program for family lawyers, fertility clinics, midwife services, and pregnancy support workers !
Friday, April 8, 2016
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Note late end time!
Pan Pacific Hotel, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver,
or attend via Live Webinar
Rebroadcast
"CLE Summer Series" - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Who should attend: Anyone involved in helping people to create families using assisted human reproduction - everything from home 'turkey baster' donor insemination to in vitro fertilization through a fertility clinic using a surrogate.
The law in BC is very progressive - BUT - the parties to the conception project may not all be in BC and the baby may not be born here.
Learning level: All levels
Infertility is on the rise; assisted reproductive technologies are improving; queer families are having more babies. The result is that many more children are being conceived with the help of fertility clinics, through donor insemination, egg donors, and/or gestational carriers. In addition, the Family Law Act provides that a baby may have up to five legal parents. Come to the first-ever CLEBC course about how the law in BC addresses assisted reproduction.
After taking this course you will...
- be able to advise prospective parents looking to have a child using assisted reproductive technologies
- be aware of the best practices and checklists for drafting agreements
- know the pitfalls—understand where problems may arise
Click on the player below to view a preview of the course:
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6.5 hours (a minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management).
Course Chairs
barbara findlay, QC — barbara findlay, QC Law Office, Vancouver
Michelle Kinney — Cassels Murray, Victoria
Planning Committee
Fertility Law BC:
Lynda Cassels — Cassels Murray, Victoria
barbara findlay, QC — barbara findlay, QC Law Office, Vancouver
Michelle Kinney — Cassels Murray, Victoria
Monique Shebbeare — Monique Shebbeare Law Corporation, Vancouver
Zara Suleman — Suleman Family Law, North Vancouver
Pricing
Live Course: Regular $625 | Students or non lawyers $345; Live Webinar: $535
Registration includes a networking lunch and an electronic copy of the course materials.
For a short description of the course watch this video:
CLEBC Program Lawyer
Nadia Myerthall
[email protected]