Difference between revisions of "Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter"
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<blockquote><tt>identify the issues that are in dispute and those that are not in dispute and explore ways in which the issues in dispute may be resolved without recourse to trial</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>identify the issues that are in dispute and those that are not in dispute and explore ways in which the issues in dispute may be resolved without recourse to trial</tt></blockquote> | ||
Rule 7 of the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court Family Rules] allows a judge to require the parties to attend a family case conferences for the same sort of purpose. | Rule 7 of the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court Family Rules] allows a judge to require the parties to attend a family case conferences for the same sort of purpose, and Rule 7(4)(a) allows the judge hearing the FCC to attempt to mediate a resolution of the proceeding. | ||
In general, if you can resolve a court proceeding without going to trial, you should. However, the settlement, whether it's reached with the help of a judge or not, must be fair and reasonable. (It's always a relief to settle a court proceeding, but if the settlement is unfair a return to court is inevitable!) Case conferences can really help to move a difficult case toward resolution, but the judge cannot force to you accept a settlement. You must agree that a proposed settlement is reasonable and agree to end the court proceeding on the terms of that settlement. | |||
==Judicial case conferences== | ==Judicial case conferences== | ||