DISTRICT OF COQUITLAM

HiT BRUNETTE AVENUE, COQUITLAM, 8.0. PHONE 526.3611

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V2K 1E8 MAYOR J.L. TORK

March 26, 1976

The Honourable Garde B. Sardom,
Attornay General of British Columbia,
Pari iament Buildings,

VICTORIA, B.c,

Dear Sir;

Re: Family Court Counsellors,

The "School District No. 43 Joint Family Division Committee"
i slarn, Port Coquitlam and
9 a lack of adequate
As advisors to the Attornay
General of British Columbia we endorse the results OF our investigations
aS well as a statement ef our current situation,

At present, only one Family Court Counsellor is available tc
the Coquitlam Provincial Court serving a population of approximately
108,000 People, i

The Committee met with the Family Court Counsellor servicing
the Schcol District No. 43 area and the following are Specific areas
where: services have been found most lacking;

1. Almost atl aspects of Reciprocal Enforcement are handled
by the Court Clerk's Office except applications for Provincial
Orders and cursory attempts to contact a party in cur aroa at
the request of another court (outside British Columbia),

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The Honourable GS. Gerdom, cont'd,

2. Conciliation with respect to enforcement is again limited
and almost all enforcement matters go to court,

4. Interpretatior, to people immediately after a court @Ppearance
is impossible and assistance with problems that arise after the
Crder is Kmited to available time,

Or who respond when our one counsellor is not available,

Pespect to Seeing People at the time
they are requesting service is at times impossible,

Even with the as
District No. 4g area
Would be limited, ft
cope with the applicati
least three counsellors +-, provide effecti
Court, availability to applicants and se
Outlined in the attached job description,

orker to the School
ly Court Counsellors

ixble to the Coquitlam
equate stenographic staff, work