Ontario to try making divorce faster, cheaper

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via CBC News:




Ont. to try making divorce faster, cheaper
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 7:03 PM ET

The Canadian Press


Ontario will announce changes to the way it deals with family law to make the divorce process faster, less expensive and less combative.

The Canadian Press has learned Attorney General Chris Bentley will announce several changes Thursday, including more access to legal advice and options like mediation, arbitration or collaborative law.

That will also free up court time for cases that must be argued through the system, although those will now have less paperwork and fewer steps so that people can get to a judge — and a decision — sooner.

"These are very emotionally wrenching situations," Bentley said in an interview.

"You don't want to pile on top of the emotion a long, protracted, bitter fight that studies all say is very bad for the kids, very bad for the parties, and uses up whatever money you're going to have to live on in the future." .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/16/ontario-divorce-law413.html

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Wow. Maturity. Can we get some of that to trickle down south of the Canadian boarder?

[marmar]

2. It would actually be going north to Michigan