Family Law Mediation
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Using mediation to resolve a family law dispute? Most people who resolve their family law disputes by going to court, will tell you that the experience was time-consuming, expensive, complicated, and very stressful.
Many of the parents that go to family court may have resolved their disputes in a much more positive and healing way, if they’d gone to mediation. What is mediation? How does it work? How long does it take? How much does it cost? And how do you know if it’s right for you?
Justice Brownstone interviews a lawyer mediator and a non-lawyer mediator from Victoria, BC to give an introduction to mediation as an alternative to court.
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By Family Matters - October 23, 2010
5 Comments
Sam said
I tried mediation, but within an hour the mediator switched to arbitration whithout further direct consultation with the parties. One party falsly perpetuated the conflict as they have clearly benefited from it in the past. What surprised me was that the mediator who refered to the party as "passive agressive" still made a ruling that bebefited the party, to the detriment of the children. Is this appropriate??
Glenn Cheriton said
It would be good to have a program with parents or their representatives, talking about efforts to get mandatory mediation into family law, and efforts of groups like Canadian Equal parenting Council to get equality and respect for parents into the family law system. That is the other side of the family court issue. Time to hear from it.
Sam said
Only if you have a honest mediator.
Chuck Matheson said
Finally....... it has been said out loud ...you can tailor make (negotiate) a separation agreement that fits your family and your children's needs without going to court!!!!!!!! <br />Well Done!!
Chuck Matheson said
Finally someone said it out loud.....you can negotiate or tailor make your own separation agreement that meets the significant needs of your children, without going to court and spending thousands of dollars!!! Well Done!!!