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Family Justice Counsellors are trained mediators and you can use a Family Justice Counsellor as your mediator. There are also private mediators you can meet with. Family Law Mediators are lawyers with special training in mediation and can also be hired privately. | Family Justice Counsellors are trained mediators and you can use a Family Justice Counsellor as your mediator. There are also private mediators you can meet with. Family Law Mediators are lawyers with special training in mediation and can also be hired privately. | ||
For more information on mediation, refer to Script 111 on “Mediation and Collaborative Settlement | For more information on mediation, refer to Script [[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)|111]] on “Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes.” | ||
==What are collaborative settlement processes?== | ==What are collaborative settlement processes?== | ||
Collaborative settlement processes are a kind of negotiation where the parties work with lawyers and agree that they will do everything possible to reach a settlement without going to court. The parties and the lawyers work together to find a settlement. Specialists like counsellors, child psychologists and financial experts may be used to help find a settlement. Collaborative processes are centered on your needs and your children’s needs, and communications are open and transparent. | Collaborative settlement processes are a kind of negotiation where the parties work with lawyers and agree that they will do everything possible to reach a settlement without going to court. The parties and the lawyers work together to find a settlement. Specialists like counsellors, child psychologists and financial experts may be used to help find a settlement. Collaborative processes are centered on your needs and your children’s needs, and communications are open and transparent. | ||
For more information on collaborative processes, refer to Script [[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)|111]] on “Mediation and Collaborative Settlement | For more information on collaborative processes, refer to Script [[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)|111]] on “Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes.” | ||
==If a settlement is reached, it should be put in writing== | ==If a settlement is reached, it should be put in writing== |
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