By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
There has been some press coverage over the past couple of months about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s marital breakup and their fight about the children. However, the amount of coverage has been far less than in a lot of Hollywood divorce cases.…
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
I have provided services as a mediator and arbitrator for several years. In addition, I have conferred with other mediators in the field. Given our experiences here are some suggestions to make the best use of family mediation.
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The Family Law Lawyers at Burgar Rowe are pleased to introduce their new mediation and arbitration services. Increasingly over the past 10-15 years the courts have been inundated with family law cases. This has caused a considerable backlog of court cases that have caused countless separating couples needless delays and legal expenses in resolving their…
Ontario is now committed to reforming the family court system in Ontario. To make that happen the government intends to change the attitude of all participants. Those of us who deal with family breakdowns have long understood that the adversarial system is really not the best system to deal with family breakdown. That system often…
Family law reform is underway in Ontario. Reform of “the way we do things” that is.
Normally, when parties separate, they turn to the court system if they are unable to negotiate an agreement themselves with respect to the many issues which they may face. Often, they consult a lawyer whose main emphasis is to…
