What is Family Law Dispute Resolution?

Dispute resolution in family law has three underlying principles:

1.It is voluntary.

2.It is a process of informed self-determination.

3.It is a safe process: meaning it is physically, legally and emotionally safe. The process and the process provider should do no harm, knowingly or unknowingly.

In order to design (as neutral) or participate (as advocate) in effective family law negotiation, neutrals and advocates should always be able to answer three questions, before and during the process: Is this process voluntary? Is it a process of self-determination? Is it safe, or can it be made safe?

And before you, as a client, decide which dispute resolution process will be best for you and your family, you should be able to answer these questions too.