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The act supports the resolution of family law disputes out of court by: | The act supports the resolution of family law disputes out of court by: | ||
*requiring lawyers to explain the different | *requiring lawyers to explain the different dispute resolution processes to their clients (ss. 4 and 8), | ||
*requiring the people involved in a family law dispute to make full disclosure of the information necessary to resolve the dispute, even when they're not in court (s. 5), | *requiring the people involved in a family law dispute to make full disclosure of the information necessary to resolve the dispute, even when they're not in court (s. 5), | ||
*providing for the use of parenting coordinators to resolve disputes about parenting (ss. 15 to 19), | *providing for the use of parenting coordinators to resolve disputes about parenting (ss. 15 to 19), | ||
*including mediation and collaborative processes as | *including mediation and collaborative processes as dispute resolution processes that the court can refer people to (s. 1), | ||
*changing the rules about arbitration to better accommodate the arbitration of family law disputes (ss. 305 to 313), and | *changing the rules about arbitration to better accommodate the arbitration of family law disputes (ss. 305 to 313), and | ||
*allowing the court to delay a | *allowing the court to delay a proceeding while the parties attempt to resolve a family law dispute out of court (s. 223). | ||
The act also allows the court to require people involved in a court proceeding to attempt to resolve their dispute out of court, and to attend counselling if the court is of the view counselling would be helpful: | The act also allows the court to require people involved in a court proceeding to attempt to resolve their dispute out of court, and to attend counselling if the court is of the view counselling would be helpful: | ||
