The National Self Represented Litigants Project blog has this post on the everyday real costs of family litigation.
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The Cost Of Divorce In Canada 2015: Five Tips To Reduce Your Costs
On the Family Law Refocused blog, Christine Murray has a post on the cost of divorce in Canada and five suggestions to reduce costs for individuals.
Ontario Joins Wider Move Toward Online Dispute Resolution to Ease Court Burdens
Michael Erdle has this post situating Ontario’s expanding use of ODR in a broader context.
Family Justice 3.5: Fostering a Settlement-Oriented Legal Culture
Province Hikes Funding for Local Legal Clinic, Threshold to Receive Aid
Do-Good Law Firm Stuck in Ethical Catch-22
Interesting (and rare) article on the business problems of a Toronto-area law firm trying to provide accessible services in today’s Globe and Mail.
There are a variety of issues tied up here, including providing accessible legal services to survivors of domestic abuse, multi-disciplinary partnerships, alternative business structures, and crowdfunding. The article also highlights a need for more discussion about how to run a sustainable legal practice to provide accessible services.
The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters Convenes a Meeting of Provincial and Territorial A2J Groups
In March the Action Committee on Access to Justice and Family Matters convened a meeting of provincial and territorial access to justice groups.
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has posted a short blog on the meeting as well as short updates from A2J groups in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Access them here.
Can’t Afford a Lawyer? How Courtroom Innovations Help Self-Represented Litigants
The Toronto Star has an article discussing how court innovations in New York and Windsor, Ontario, are helping SRLs.
How Courtroom Innovations Help Self-Represented Litigants
Matt Maurer has a very brief post here on courtroom innovations to help SRLs, and questions what’s being done in the Toronto area.
Using Social Innovation: Learning through our Family Justice & Mental Health Social Lab
The Winkler Institute blog has a post by Nicole Aylwin on the first Family Justice and Mental Health Social Lab in Ontario.
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