Financial Abuse Before and
After Separation

October 29, 2026

alarm 12:00PM - 2:00PM (PT)

Natalie Longe, Samantha Clarke
verified2.0 CPD Credit
play_lesson 2 hours
local_offer CA$250

This 2-hour webinar examines financial abuse during the critical period before and immediately after separation. Participants will learn practical strategies for advising clients, gathering and documenting evidence, addressing barriers to legal representation, and taking early steps to protect clients’ financial interests.

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Prepare early and strengthen your case

Building on the foundational concepts covered in the first course, this session focuses on the critical period before and immediately after separation. This is a critical time in a family law matter where intentional planning and action can greatly impact outcomes for clients who experience financial abuse.

The course will also cover best practices at the outset of a family law file, including collecting key evidence, documenting patterns of financial abuse, and creating a clear record to support future claims. Participants will learn how to advise clients who are preparing to leave an abusive relationship, including what financial documents and information to gather, how to address barriers to accessing legal representation, and steps to protect their financial interests.

About the Instructors

Natalie Longe (she/her) is the Managing Lawyer for the Virtual Legal Clinic at Rise. Prior to joining Rise Women’s Legal Centre Natalie practiced family law in Langley, Surrey and Vancouver, which included launching a family law firm in Gastown. Throughout her career she has focused on Family Law and has witnessed and supported clients navigating personal and systemic barriers in accessing the Family Justice system in BC. In addition to her legal practice, Natalie has also worked as a Family Law Advocate with Victoria Women’s Transition House Society, providing front-line family law support, advocacy and education to survivors of intimate partner and family violence.

Natalie has seen first-hand the empowerment that excellent legal information and advice, combined with support and care and delivered through client-centered wrap around services, can offer clients. Natalie has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie Law School and attended UBC for her undergraduate LLB.

Samantha Clarke - Sammy (she/her) is a Family Law Advocate with the Virtual Legal Clinic at Rise. In this role, she supports women and gender diverse people around BC, outside of the lower mainland. The majority of the clients she works with are navigating complex family law matters and continue to be impacted by past on ongoing family violence.

Sammy has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of British Columbia and has worked in various sectors, supporting clients who face social, societal, and economic barriers to navigate systems and find ways forward. While supporting clients in communities all around BC, Sammy is privileged to live on the traditional territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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Can’t make it? This course will be available on-demand for registrants.

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