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Under s. 222 of the ''Family Law Act'', the court may make a ''conduct order'' to:
Under s. 222 of the ''Family Law Act'', the court may make a ''conduct order'' to:


#encourage settlement;
#encourage settlement,
#manage a party’s behaviour that is frustrating settlement; and,
#manage a party’s behaviour that is frustrating settlement, and,
#prevent misuse of the court process.
#prevent misuse of the court process.


Conduct orders include orders:
Conduct orders include orders:


#that the parties participate in a family dispute resolution process;
#that the parties participate in a family dispute resolution process,
#that one or more of the parties, or a child, attend counselling;
#that one or more of the parties, or a child, attend counselling,
#restricting communication between the parties; and,
#restricting communication between the parties, and,
#that a party continue to pay for debts and services related to the family home, like paying the mortgage or paying the gas bill.
#that a party continue to pay for debts and services related to the family home, like paying the mortgage or paying the gas bill.


Note that conduct orders restricting communication can also be made as protection orders.
Note that conduct orders restricting communication can also be made as protection orders.
====Case management orders====
====Case management orders====


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