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The new ''Family Law Act'' encourages... | The new ''Family Law Act'' encourages... | ||
Section 4 emphasizes that out-of-court dispute resolution processes and resolution | |||
through agreements are not simply add-ons to litigation but are the preferred option, with | |||
court as a valued, but last, resort. | |||
• This focus on family dispute resolution signals an important shift from the Family | |||
Relations Act, which was criticized for being litigation-focused and for assuming that | |||
every dispute would end in a trial | |||
==Alternatives to Court== | ==Alternatives to Court== |