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In San Diego this October: The Riverdale Mediation Team!
This October 16-19, part of the Riverdale team will be keeping warm in sunny San Diego. Riverdale associates Elizabeth Hyde and Christine Kim are heading to California to present at the Academy of...
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The Role of Lawyers in “The Perfect Mediation”
Tips for Lawyers When Working with a Mediator In his column in the latest issue of The Professional Family Mediator, Chip Rose writes about the idea of “The Perfect Mediation.” As a highly experienced...
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New Student Start-Up Addresses Access to Legal Information
A recent story in The Globe and Mail profiles a remarkable law student named Sam Michaels from York University’s Osgoode Hall. Michaels is the Founder and Director of a legal start-up that addresses a...
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Self represented litigants: Mediation: Is there hope?
The National Self Represented Litigants Project just published an “Open Letter to the Canadian Judiciary”. It is a thoughtful and important read. The self-representing writers plead for greater...
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What is Family Law Dispute Resolution? (Infographic)
Alternative dispute resolution is becoming an increasingly popular choice for families going through separation and divorce. But what is it, exactly, that distinguishes family law dispute resolution...
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United Kingdom: Family mediation-arbitration
We will be taking our show to the United Kingdom next month. Hilary will be speaking in Bedfordshire with Felicity Shedden, one of England’s most experienced mediator-arbitrators. They will canvass...
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Screening for Family Violence
Accredited family mediators and arbitrators in Ontario are now required to complete training on screening for family violence and power imbalances in family law disputes. But what exactly does...
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Award of Excellence in ADR!
It was my great honour to receive the Ontario Bar Association’s 2014 Award of Excellence in ADR. At a lovely dinner at the National Club, I was joined by many friends, family and colleagues to...
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Upcoming Course: Arbitration Law for Parenting Coordinators
Parenting Coordination (PC) is one of the most daunting fields in family law. It is also one of the fastest growing. In Ontario, PC practice operates in a bit of a void as there is no legislation...
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Screening: Best Practices in Family Med-Arb
Screening is important in any family dispute resolution process to ensure that the parties, counsel, and dispute resolution professionals can engage in the process fully and safely. In family med-arb,...
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It’s brilliant: Family Dispute Resolution in the UK
I just attended the annual Dispute Resolution conference sponsored by Britain’s legal family DR organization, Resolution. It was among the best family dispute resolution events I have attended. What...
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Mediation: effective and efficient
In its recent report, “A Case for Mediation: The Cost-Effectiveness of Civil, Family and Workplace Mediation,” MediateBC thoughtfully explores the inherent worth of civil, family and workplace...
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Leading UK research on family dispute resolution
Helping clients identify the most appropriate dispute resolution process for their family just got a lot easier thanks to a new study in the UK. It is the report of a three year study on the usage,...
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Should family mediation be mandatory?
In Ontario we are lucky. The province funds extensive free and subsidized mediation services for separating couples, whether they are in court or not. Up to 8 hours of mediation is available, at...
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Intensive Mothering: The Cultural Contradictions of Modern Motherhood
It all began after the mothering. I wondered what sort of mother I was when I was in it. Was I an “intensive mother” or an empowered one? In Hays’ original work, she spoke of “intensive mothering” as...
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Advanced Mediation and Negotiation: I didn’t know what I didn’t know
When my Advanced Mediation and Negotiation course started at Riverdale Mediation Hilary Linton took to the podium and asked all the attendees what their expectations were from the course. We took...
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Repost: Access to justice by JP Boyd
Article reposted from JP Boyd: In my last post, I described the results of a national survey of family law lawyers on how they resolve their cases conducted by the Canadian Research Institute for Law...
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2015 Training Courses
Riverdale Mediation is happy to note that over 250 professionals have attended our 2014 Family Dispute Resolution courses! The courses contained LSUC CPD professionalism hours for lawyers and the...
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What happens in family mediation?
Learn all about the Family Mediation process in our new infographic. The post What happens in family mediation? appeared first on Riverdale Mediation.
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Ten tips for “moving the mediation”
Check out our Ten tips for “moving the mediation” in our latest infographic. The post Ten tips for “moving the mediation” appeared first on Riverdale Mediation.
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