This course provides an overview of key legal issues regarding family relationships and the breakdown of those relationships in Canadian society. Treaties, Indigenous legal systems, and the responsibilities articulated in Call to Action #28 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are woven into the readings assignments, class discussions and delivery of this course and are a foundation for developing as an ethical practitioner. The course engages with the diversity of Canadian families, their particular needs and challenges, including looking at diverse cultural practices, the needs and experiences of Queer families, and the impacts of ongoing colonialism on Indigenous families as well as legal developments that are making space for Indigenous laws and sovereignty.