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An offer to settle does not expire if a counter offer is made. | An offer to settle does not expire if a counter offer is made. | ||
==Provincial Court == | ==Provincial Court == | ||
There are fewer incentives in the Provincial Court Rules for settlement. Costs are not payable in Provincial Court, except that a | There are fewer incentives in the Provincial Court Rules for settlement. Costs are not payable in Provincial Court, except that a judge has the discretion under [http://canlii.ca/t/53lfk Rule 11] to order the party requiring the expert's attendance pay for an expert’s attendance at court if the judge determines that it was unnecessary to call the person to attend. | ||
===Request a family case conference=== | ===Request a family case conference=== | ||
Family case conferences may be ordered by a judge if guardianship, parenting arrangements or contact with a child are contested issues. A judge has a number of powers at a family case conference that can assist with settlement including mediate any of the issues in dispute and without hearing witnesses, give a non-binding opinion on the probable outcome of a hearing or trial. To set a family case conference you can request one by bringing a notice of motion. | Family case conferences may be ordered by a judge if guardianship, parenting arrangements or contact with a child are contested issues. A judge has a number of powers at a family case conference that can assist with settlement including mediate any of the issues in dispute and without hearing witnesses, give a non-binding opinion on the probable outcome of a hearing or trial. To set a family case conference you can request one by bringing a notice of motion. For further information see the section Family Case Conferences in [[Case Conferences in a Family Matter | Case Conferences]] and for a summary of how to schedule a case conference, see [[How Do I Schedule a Family Case Conference for Hearing?]]. | ||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||