Winter/Spring 2010
The Alberta Law Foundation
The Warner Further Education Council and the Lethbridge
College’s Public Legal Education Program co-sponsor these courses.
The purpose of the Public Legal Education Program is to help the public learn about law and the legal system. The program is funded by a grant from the Alberta Law Foundation. The Lethbridge College is a member of PLENA, the Public Legal Education Network of Alberta.
Public Legal Education Speakers Bureau
Are you looking for a speaker on a legal subject for your meeting, class or event?
We can help.
We arrange speakers on a wide variety of legal subjects. Let us know what you’re interested in and we’ll work with you to try to design a presentation to match.
Please book at least three weeks in advance. We prefer an audience of eight or more if possible.
For More information:
Contact the Public Legal Education Program:
(403) 320-3346 • p.gerhart@lethbridgecollege.ab.ca
The following courses are VIDEO CONFERENCE classes. The instructor will be on a screen and they will be on a screen and they will be able to see and interact with the students in the room and other classrooms. This enables us to offer classes with a lower number of students.
Information for the Legal Courses listed below:
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $5
Location: Warner County Office – Video Conference
Facilitators: Lethbridge College/Law Foundation
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 15
Registration Deadline: Please register at least one week in advance of each course.
Register with: Carolyn or Lynette, Further Ed Office, 642-3635/1-888-642-2241 or 642-2134 (evenings).
Send cheque to office, Box 278, Warner, AB T0K 2L0.
Looking After Dependent Parents – Dealing with the Legal Issues
Date: Wed. February 24
Our parents took care of us and we take care of our children. That’s the usual assumption about how things should go. However, sometimes our parents, (or other adults we know), lose the legal capacity to make their own decisions and we’re called on to assume this responsibility. This presentation is an opportunity to learn about the legal issues involved in these situations and the options available to address them. Areas for discussion include:
- Determining when capacity is lost – how does this happen and is the loss always total?
- When are guardians or trustees needed and how are they appointed?
- What parts do personal directives and enduring powers of attorney play?
- How can accountability and liability issues be addressed?
Law & Living Together
Date: Wed. March 10
What are the legal rights and responsibilities of unmarried people living together as spouses and how do they differ from those of married people? What is a cohabitation agreement and how important is it for people in such relationships to have one? What is an adult interdependent partner and what is the significance of becoming one? This presentation provides an opportunity to look at questions like these. The topics for discussion include care and support of children, inheritance, and property.
Driving Privileges, Driving & the Law
Date: Wed. March 17
How does one acquire driving privileges? Under what circumstances can they be lost, and if they are, can they be reacquired, and if so how? These are the kinds of questions that will be looked at in this presentation on driving privileges, driving and law.