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Some lawyers also work as mediators. Lawyers who work as mediators are called ''family law mediators''. They have to have additional training in mediation, family violence, and power dynamics in dispute resolution processes. Lawyers who are family law mediators <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually advertise that they are both lawyers and mediators. More information about the training requirements for family law mediators is available from the Law Society of British Columbia's page on [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/support-and-resources-for-lawyers/your-practice/areas-of-practice/family-law-alternate-dispute-resolution-accreditat/ Family Law Mediators]. | Some lawyers also work as mediators. Lawyers who work as mediators are called ''family law mediators''. They have to have additional training in mediation, family violence, and power dynamics in dispute resolution processes. Lawyers who are family law mediators <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually advertise that they are both lawyers and mediators. More information about the training requirements for family law mediators is available from the Law Society of British Columbia's page on [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/support-and-resources-for-lawyers/your-practice/areas-of-practice/family-law-alternate-dispute-resolution-accreditat/ Family Law Mediators]. | ||
For a quick introduction on how to start mediation, see [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]. It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, within the section Alternatives to Court. For more detailed information about the mediation process, see the [[Family Law Mediation]] section of this chapter. | For a quick introduction on how to start mediation, see [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]. It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, within the section, Alternatives to Court. For more detailed information about the mediation process, see the [[Family Law Mediation]] section of this chapter. | ||
The general rule is that mediation is a voluntary process. There is one exception to that rule. If you and your spouse are already parties to an action in the Supreme Court, the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/85bd Notice to Mediate (Family) Regulation]'' provides a mechanism for requiring the other side to try mediation before getting into the courtroom. To find out how to use this regulation, see [http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/2014/01/lets-mediate-primer-on-notice-to.html JP Boyd on Family Law the Blog] for the procedure involved. | The general rule is that mediation is a voluntary process. There is one exception to that rule. If you and your spouse are already parties to an action in the Supreme Court, the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/85bd Notice to Mediate (Family) Regulation]'' provides a mechanism for requiring the other side to try mediation before getting into the courtroom. To find out how to use this regulation, see [http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/2014/01/lets-mediate-primer-on-notice-to.html JP Boyd on Family Law the Blog] for the procedure involved. | ||