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Difference between revisions of "Family Law Act Basics"

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*arbitration hearings happen in private, often in the arbitrator’s office boardroom,  
*arbitration hearings happen in private, often in the arbitrator’s office boardroom,  
*the parties can choose the rules of the arbitration process, and
*the parties can choose the rules of the arbitration process, and
*the arbitrator can decide a dispute without hearing from witnesses if the parties want, for example by hearing the parties’ arguments, by reading the parties’ documents or by reading the parties’ affidavits.
*the parties can choose to have the arbitrator decide a dispute not by hearing from witnesses but by hearing the parties’ arguments, reading the parties’ documents, or reading the parties’ affidavits.


The result of an arbitration process is the arbitrator’s written award. The arbitrator’s award is private, but can be filed in court and be enforced like a court order.
The result of an arbitration process is the arbitrator’s written award. The arbitrator’s award is private, but can be filed in court and be enforced like a court order.
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