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This section provides an introduction to arbitration and discusses when to use arbitration in a family law dispute. It also provides some suggestions about how to find a family law arbitrator.
==Working with "family law mediators" under the ''Family Law Act''==
A mediator who qualifies as a "family dispute resolution professional" under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' must meet the requirements set out in the [http://canlii.ca/t/8rdx Family Law Act Regulation], and section 4 of the regulation says that:
<blockquote><tt>(1) Only a mediator who is qualified as a family dispute resolution professional may conduct a mediation in relation to a family law dispute.</tt></blockquote>
Lawyers who qualify as ''family law mediators'' meet the training requirements of, and are accredited by, the Law Society of British Columbia. You can find out if a lawyer is a "family law mediator" by looking the lawyer up in the [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/lsbc/apps/lkup/mbr-search.cfm Lawyer Directory] on the Law Society's website. The training requirements other professionals must meet to qualify as a "family dispute resolution professional" are set out in section 4(2) of the Family Law Act Regulation.
Section 4 of the regulation imposes two extra duties on mediators who are family dispute resolution professionals: they must use written participation agreements; and, they must provide confirmation that they qualify as family dispute resolution professionals. Section 4 also says this:
<blockquote><tt>(3) The following practice standards apply to a family dispute resolution professional who wishes to engage in mediation in relation to a family law dispute:</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) before initiating mediation, he or she must enter into a written agreement to mediate with the parties to the family law dispute;</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) before initiating mediation, he or she must provide written confirmation to the parties to the family law dispute that he or she meets the professional requirements set out in subsection (2).</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
==Arbitration in British Columbia==