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What people do need is accurate information about legal rights — their own rights, the other person's rights, and their children's rights — finances, and the risks and benefits of the choices they want to make. This information can empower people to resolve their legal issues on their own, and make appropriate and acceptable compromises as necessary. People then need certainty that the decisions they've made resolving their issues will be respected, followed, and enforced if necessary. Many efficient, sensible, and effective alternatives to court exist that can meet these core needs. And many of them are less costly, less stressful, and less time-consuming than going to court. Court is generally only better for highly contentious family law problems.
''JP Boyd on Family Law'' is filled with chapters designed to dismantle reduce the barrier to justice that arises from our perception that court is the only valid or the best option:* [[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court]], with dedicated includes sections about non-court processes and the legal professionals who provide them, such as [[Collaborative Negotiation]], [[Family Law Mediation]], [[Family Law Arbitration]], and [[Parenting Coordination]], and* [[Family Law Agreements]], with provides information on how people can settle their own ongoing or future disputes with minimal involvement by lawyers or courts.
===Legal representation: cost and funding barriers===