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Arbitration is governed by the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84gc Arbitration Act]'', and is, like mediation and collaborative processes, one of the dispute resolution processes that the court can refer people to under the ''[[Family Law Act]]''.  
Arbitration is governed by the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84gc Arbitration Act]'', and is, like mediation and collaborative processes, one of the dispute resolution processes that the court can refer people to under the ''[[Family Law Act]]''.  


Some lawyers also work as arbitrators. Lawyers who work as arbitrators are called "family law arbitrators." They have to have practised as a lawyer for at least ten years and have additional training in arbitration, family violence, and power dynamics in dispute resolution processes. Lawyers who are family law arbitrators <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually advertise that they are both litigators and arbitrators. More information about the training requirements of family law arbitrators is set out in the Law Society's [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=Code-of-Professional-Conduct-for-British-Columbia-%E2%80%93-Table-of-Contents Code of Professional Conduct] in Appendix B, and the Law Society's [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=334&t=Law-Society-Rules Rules] at Part 3, Division 3.
Some lawyers also work as arbitrators. Lawyers who work as arbitrators are called "family law arbitrators." They have to have practised as a lawyer for at least ten years and have additional training in arbitration, family violence, and power dynamics in dispute resolution processes. Lawyers who are family law arbitrators <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually advertise that they are both litigators and arbitrators. More information about the training requirements of family law arbitrators is set out in the Law Society's [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/support-and-resources-for-lawyers/act-rules-and-code/code-of-professional-conduct-for-british-columbia/appendix-b-%E2%80%93-family-law-mediation,-arbitration-and/ Code of Professional Conduct] in Appendix B, and the Law Society's [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/support-and-resources-for-lawyers/act-rules-and-code/law-society-rules/part-3-%E2%80%93-protection-of-the-public/#d3 Rules] at Part 3, Division 3.


For a quick introduction to how to start arbitration, see [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, within the section ''Alternatives to Court''.
For a quick introduction to how to start arbitration, see [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, within the section ''Alternatives to Court''.

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