Tag Archives: family law

Power Imbalance in Family Mediation:
Training with Bill Eddy.

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Hilary Linton

I spent last weekend in Atlanta, GA, doing a workshop with Bill Eddy, Rod Wells and my colleague Claudette Reimer. …

Posted in ADR Training, Collaborative Practice, Culture, Diversity, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Lawyers, Mediation, Negotiation, Parenting Coordination | Tagged Bill Eddy, conflict management, divorce, domestic violence, family court., family law, high conflict, screening for domestic violence, separation, triage | Leave a comment

4.5 CPD HOURS: Last chance to register!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Hilary Linton

Lawyers get 4.5 CPD Hours for this upcoming family mediation and arbitration workshop….

Posted in ADR Training, Arbitration, Collaborative Practice, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Lawyers, Mediation, Negotiation, Parenting Coordination, Training | Tagged ADR, Barbra Schlifer Clinic, continuing legal education credits, CPD hours, divorce, family arbitration, family law, family violence, Law Society of UIpper Canada, Mediation, power imbalances in family mediation, screening for power imbalances | Leave a comment

Spot the signs….. before someone dies

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Hilary Linton

Why family law professionals need to learn how to screen all cases for power imbalances and family violence….

Posted in ADR Training, Arbitration, Collaborative Practice, Culture, Custody of children, Diversity, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Lawyers, Mediation, Negotiation, Parenting Coordination, Training | Tagged coercion and control, divorce, family arbitration, family law, family mediation, Jocelyn Coupal, leaving an abusive relationship, preventing domestic murders, screening for domestic violence | Leave a comment

Are solutions to family law problems closer than we know?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Hilary Linton

Check out the free mediation and other services in Ontario for separating couples….

Posted in ADR Training, AFCC, Arbitration, Collaborative Practice, Culture, Custody of children, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Lawyers, Mediation, Negotiation, Training | Tagged AFCC, divorce, family law, National Action Committee on Access to Justice, Ontario Association of Family Mediation., Ontario Bar Association, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, separation | Leave a comment

B.C. Family Law Act: a new duty to keep clients safe?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Hilary Linton

We trained family lawyers in B.C. in January in “screening” under the new Family Law Act……

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Mediation and Arbitration Training in Toronto’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Hilary Linton

In the fall of 2012, we were retained by Toronto’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, Canada (AMJC) to provide training in family ……

Posted in ADR Training, Arbitration, Collaborative Practice, Culture, Diversity, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Inspiration, Lawyers, Mediation, Parenting Coordination, Training | Tagged Ahmadiyya, AMJC, family arbitration, family law, Julie MacFarlane, Muslim, screening for power imbalances | Leave a comment