Difference between revisions of "Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court"

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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 family dispute resolution processes (ss. 4 and 8),
*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 approved dispute resolution processes (s. 1),
*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 court proceeding while the parties attempt to resolve a family law dispute out of court (s. 223).
*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:

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