Alternative Dispute Resolution

Part 2The family law system strongly encourages parties to settle their dispute out of court.  In fact, the vast majority of family law matters settle without the need for a judge to make a decision. We covered these matters in the related article (Part 1).In Part 1, we also referred…

Each party in a family law matter “must make a genuine effort to resolve the dispute before filing an application to start [Court] proceedings by following … pre‑action procedures …” [1]This article covers the following themes:Most family law matters settle outside of court but a smaller percentage, in fact, settle…