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By: Toronto Family Mediation Services President Hilary Linton We have come across an unreported decision from 2019 that we think all mediators should read. In Arbuckle v Arbuckle (2019 ONSC 7453), Ms. Arbuckle sought a copy of the mediator’s notes. She took the position that the parties had reached an agreement in mediation and that…
This post highlights some of the "pandemic trends" that Information and Referral Coordinator Meagan Bensadoun has noticed.…
Effective August 1, 2021, judges can combine mandatory conferences if the parties have tried mediation.…
By: TFMS Mediator Raheena Dahya This series is designed to provide you with some tips and activities to assist you in preparing for your family law mediation. Get To ‘Yes’ With Yourself William Ury, one of the most preeminent writers on negotiation theory and tactics, describes how to use negotiation tactics with yourself before you…
Hilary Linton, Toronto Family Mediation Services (mediate393) and Riverdale Mediation In a recent decision by Justice Kiteley on a motion by the Respondent for retroactive and ongoing child support inter alia, several key principles emerged that are worth noting for mediators and lawyers alike. Aside from the fact that the case features a lawyer with…
Alex, administrative assistant of Toronto Family Mediation Services, interviewed TFMS roster mediator Raheena Dahya, the author of our Mediating With Your Mental Health In Mind Blog for Mental Health week. Alex: It’s mental health week! You’re known for always being up to discuss mental health; and you author the Mediating With Your Mental Health in…
By Hayley MacPhail As the Information and Referral Coordinator we hear many stories of parents who have not been able to see their children due to the Covid-19 shutdown of supervised centres. After a year of no parenting time with their children, parents, the majority of them fathers, fear their absence will have long-term detrimental…
Justice Sherr writes about the new language in the Children’s Law Reform Act, replacing “custody” with “decision making” and “access” with “parenting time”. The decision cites the important parts of the legislative changes mediators should be familiar with.…
Listening to the CBC’s recent program on family law (Ontario Morning, March 12), it became clear to me that separating parents do not always understand their dispute resolution options. Recent changes to the federal and provincial laws require all separating couples to consider trying out-of-court settlement, and many are doing just that. But it can…
By Raheena Dahya, TFMS Roster Mediator This series is designed to provide you with some tips and activities to assist you in preparing for your family law mediation. Educate Yourself About the Law While quarantine measures are in place, you can reach out to the Information Referral Coordinator (IRC) by phone for the court hearing…
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