Family Law
Free CPD video for family lawyers: Practical Ways Lawyers & Mediators can Better Work Together for the Benefit of the Public
Ontario’s Family Law Limited Scope Services Project launched in the fall of 2018. Its mandate is to improve access to family justice by establishing an online, province-wide directory of trained lawyers willing to provide unbundled legal services (with limited scope services). One of the limited scope services most often requested is legal advice and/or drafting… Read More »
Categories: Family LawAugust 2, 2022 Notice to the Profession, Parties, Public and the Media
The Notice to the Profession, Parties, Public and the Media | Superior Court of Justice (ontariocourts.ca) has been amended to clarify parties’ responsibilities in civil and family matters regarding (1) filing books of authorities and facta, (2) providing accurate hearing-time estimates, and (3) bringing to the attention of the court all relevant material facts and… Read More »
Categories: Family Law, Civil LitigationFamily law updates from the Superior Court of Justice and LAWPRO
Family law lawyers – please note the following updates from the Superior Court of Justice: The SCJ’s Binding Judicial Dispute Resolution pilot for family cases is now available in Barrie, Oshawa, Peterborough/Cobourg/Lindsay, Cornwall, Ottawa and both regions in the north. Family lawyers in those regions should consider using it to reach a streamlined disposition of… Read More »
Categories: Family LawLAWPRO/TLA Family Law Tips CPD now available for free replay
Leading family law lawyers and LAWPRO counsel will share practical tips for family law lawyers. In this highly practical program, attendees will learn about key risk areas and how to effectively manage them to thrive in the practice of law. Resources PDF Speakers Click on each speaker’s name to read their bio. Juda Strawczynski, Director,… Read More »
Categories: Family LawNew in the practicePRO Library: Unbundled Legal Services – A Family Lawyer’s Guide
Focusing on family law practitioners, Unbundling Legal Services is a particularly appropriate resource given the unique promise that unbundling holds for family law litigants. In many jurisdictions, self-representation rates are highest in family cases. But, as any family law attorney (or family court litigant) knows, these are the case types that arguably benefit most from… Read More »
Categories: Risk Management Strategies, Family Law, Biggest Claims RisksLAWPRO Magazine archives: Practice Pitfalls – Family Law
In a prior issue of LAWPRO Magazine, we asked our claims counsel about what they feel are the biggest malpractice hazards in each area of law based on the claims files they work on every day. Here is an excerpt from that article that discusses the hazards of family law. Click here to read the… Read More »
Categories: Family LawNine rules to help family law clients and their lawyers avoid social media dangers
Family law lawyers should keep in mind that their 20 and 30-something clients grew up with technology. They live online 7/24. Facebook posts, YouTube videos, Instagram pictures, texting and tweeting are intertwined in the fabric of their daily lives. Young people also tend to be very open and will post personal and intimate details of… Read More »
Categories: Family Law, Privacy, TechnologySelf-Represented Litigants: A Survival Guide by Carol Cochrane
Why do we all shudder on learning that our client’s adversary is self-represented on a litigation file? So often we fail to appreciate opposing counsel – until we hear those dreaded words from our client: “You know, the other side won’t be getting a lawyer.” It is only then that we realize and appreciate the… Read More »
Categories: Risk Management Strategies, Family Law, Civil Litigation