Justiciable Problems

What are

civil legal dimension

They are problems that have a

Although people don’t always recognize them as legal problems.

over 45%

of Canadians experienced one or more justiciable problems between 2003-2006

E.G.

Justiciable Problems do not occur in isolation. They

cluster

One problem often leads to another

82%

What happens

1/3

when justiciable problems aren't solved

of justiciable problems are never resolved

of people reporting a family law problem experience a related health or social problem

38%

54%

of people with a justiciable problem report developing a health or social issue in direct response to that problem.

of children whose parents had an unresolved justiciable problem had a problem at school

11%

of children whose parents had an unresolved justiciable problem got in trouble with the law

The more justiciable problems people have the less likely they are to think the justice system is fair!