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If you’re dealing with a family law issue, you may end up in Family Court. (There are advantages to this court over Supreme Court.) Learn what’s involved at each stage.  
If you’re dealing with a family law issue, you may end up in Family Court. (There are advantages to this court over Supreme Court.) Learn what’s involved at each stage.  


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Or the parties could try '''collaborative practice'''. Also known as “collaborative family law”, this is a kind of negotiation where each party has their own lawyer and agree they will do everything possible to reach a settlement without going to court. The approach emphasizes full disclosure, communication, and a safe and respectful environment to help the parties negotiate a settlement collaboratively.
Or the parties could try '''collaborative practice'''. Also known as “collaborative family law”, this is a kind of negotiation where each party has their own lawyer and agree they will do everything possible to reach a settlement without going to court. The approach emphasizes full disclosure, communication, and a safe and respectful environment to help the parties negotiate a settlement collaboratively.


For more on these approaches, see our information on [[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)|mediation and collaborative practice (no. 111)]].
For more on these approaches, see our information on [[Mediation and Collaborative Practice (No. 111)|mediation and collaborative practice (no. 111)]].


===If the parties can agree on the issues===
===If the parties can agree on the issues===
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===What to do in an emergency?===
===What to do in an emergency?===
After a case is started in Family Court, there is a waiting time for an appointment to see a family justice counsellor or take the “Parenting After Separation” course. If you’re experiencing family violence, tell the court clerk. The clerk can explain how the Family Court can make a '''protection order''' in an emergency. This is a court order to protect one person from another. For more on this option, see our information on [[Family Violence (Script 155)|family violence (no. 155)]].  
After a case is started in Family Court, there is a waiting time for an appointment to see a family justice counsellor or take the “Parenting After Separation” course. If you’re experiencing family violence, tell the court clerk. The clerk can explain how the Family Court can make a '''protection order''' in an emergency. This is a court order to protect one person from another. For more on this option, see our information on [[Family Violence (No. 155)|family violence (no. 155)]].  
   
   
==Get help==
==Get help==
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[updated October 2018]
'''The above was last reviewed for legal accuracy by [https://www.butterfieldlaw.ca/about-us/ Michael Butterfield], Butterfield Law, and [https://www.bowmanlaw.ca/subpage/our-team/erin-bowman/ Erin Bowman], Bowman Law Centre.'''


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