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Age of Consent and Medical Issues
When does a child have autonomy to decide about his/her own medical treatment? Who decides about access to a child’s health records? In Ontario, there is no specific age that determines when a child has…
How quickly can we complete our divorce?
Maybe it’s the “rip it off quickly” approach from Band-Aid removal. Maybe it’s the difficulty of continuing to live under one roof once at least one spouse has decided “it’s over”. Maybe it’s related to…
Collaborative Process Cost Effective
The results of a survey that sought feedback from family law legal professionals about various dispute resolution methods suggests the Collaborative Process is more timely and cost-effective than litigation. Read the full article, The Cost…
Collaborative Participation Agreement
In this Collaborative Participation Agreement, only the clients sign as parties. All professionals sign acknowledging they will abide by the Collaborative process. Click here to download the Collaborative Participation Agreement
No Cost Collaborative Services Available to Qualifying Families
Collaborative Practice Toronto (CPT) and the Osgoode Mediation Clinic have partnered for an exciting new program: The Collaborative Practice Pro Bono Family Law Project. This program provides free Collaborative services to families of modest means going…
Why I Chose Collaborative
“When I grow up I want to be divorced…” said no child ever! The reality is, no one has aspirations of making divorce a goal of their adult journey. Separation isn’t pretty and it isn’t…
Canadian Lawyer Magazine: Collaborative practice comes into its own
“Many family law disputes are better resolved with a team in a non-adversarial setting, and more lawyers are offering this kind of help.As collaborative practice grows in popularity, a number of family lawyers across the…
Law Times Focus: Collaborative law chosen for family law battles
The confrontational scenario of two former lovers who are now feuding adversaries duking it out in a courtroom over children and assets is itself being increasingly challenged. Alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and…
Isn’t it a Bad Idea to Give Up My Right to Go to Court?
If you are asking this question you certainly are not alone. Many clients and lawyers in the world of family law are puzzled at the way Collaborative Practice excludes court. Here’s why the exclusion makes…
New and Deeper Meaning to “Using Your Brain”
What is “neuro awareness” and how can it help you resolve your separation and divorce issues? The Chair of Collaborative Practice Toronto, Nathalie Boutet, was interviewed extensively about this in the February 2017 issue of Law Pro…
CP Ottawa on Rogers Daytime
Jim Jeffcott (president of Collaborative Practice Ottawa) and Maureen Castella speaking about Collaborative Practice:
