Today I’d like to discuss the pertinent points of family arbitration agreement in Ontario.
Family arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution process involving a private third-party arbitrator to decide on the disputes between the parties under their consent. There may be more than one arbitrator in a proceeding.
The Ontario Family Law Act* expressly defines family arbitrations, agreements [...]

Earlier I posted a few blogs on the collaborative family law scam (see e.g., “Collaborative Family Law Agreement Fraud Becomes More Convincing,” June 29, 2010.). It appears that this type of fraud has spread beyond North America and reached continental Europe.
I was contacted by a lawyer in Italy who told me in an email that [...]

There’s a new breed of scam in town. Fraudsters are contacting lawyers with claims that their former spouses have failed to honour collaborative family law agreements. I personally have received one of these emails, and so have several of my colleagues.
The email looks like this:
Dear Counsel,
My name is [**].  I am contacting your firm in [...]

What is arbitration?
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The parties involved in a dispute voluntarily or obligatorily refer it to one or more persons for a decision, to which the parties agree to be bound.
Legal requirements
In Ontario, arbitration, other than international commercial arbitration, is governed by the Arbitration Act, 1991. It applies [...]

Sorry may no longer be the hardest word, at least in Ontario.

A while ago I posted the story “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word,” on the (then) proposed Apology Act.* I’m glad to report that the Act has been passed and has been in force since April 23, 2009.
In a nutshell, the act “provides [...]