Articles
Changing the Experience of Family Dispute Resolution: Collaborative Principles in the Courtroom
by Laura Fryer from the Ontario Bar Association Newsletter, Volume 22, No. 2,
November 2010
What Is a Business Valuator's Role in Collaborative Practice?
by Vivian M. Alterman.
No Court Divorce That Puts Kids First Gaining Popularity
from the Ontario Collaborative Law Federation, September 16, 2010.
How to deal with 'toxic' parents
from the Toronto Star, March 14, 2009 issue.
The new white knight: divorce lawyers
from The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2009 issue.
Family court judge's book a caution to warring couples
from the Toronto Star, February 7, 2009 issue.
A three-part series on the state of divorce in Ontario ran in the Toronto Star January 27, 28 and 29, 2009. The focus on Wednesday, January 28 will be Collaborative Practice. Sheila Kirsh, Chair of CPT was interviewed for this article.
Click here for the January 27 article.
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Legal affairs: A kinder court
Published in the February 18, 2008 issue of Canadian Business, this article quotes CPT member Victoria Smith.
My dream divorce:
A growing number of couples -- and lawyers -- are deciding to do divorce differently
This article was published in the February 16, 2008 issue of The Ottawa Citizen.
Finding a 'lifeline' through divorce
This article was published in the Toronto Star January 14, 2008 issue. CPT members Nicola Savin and Judith Huddart are quoted in the article.
Mariage malheureux, divorce harmonieux
This article published in French in the autumn/winter issue of La revue des juristes de l'Ontario features CPT member Natalie Boutet.
The Friendly Divorce
This article first published in the September issue of Today’s Parent, highlights the many benefits of Collaborative Practice for separating parents and their children.
Who Knew That There Were Like-Minded ADR Practitioners in Other Parts of the World?
This is an article by Anne Freed on the First European Collaborative Law Conference last March. It was originally published in the OBA ADR Newsletter.
Must divorce end in acrimony?
CPT Financial Professionals Kathryn Jankowski and Eva Sachs were featured in a "Money 401" column by Ellen Roseman in the March 18, 2007 issue of the Toronto Star. The many benefits that Collaborative professionals can bring to separating spouses facing the prospect of maintaining two households instead of one, were highlighted.
Divorce without conflict?
This article was written by Margie Rutledge, for the Globe and Mail March 18, 2006.
CPT members Victoria Smith and Jacqueline Peeters are quoted in the article
This article appeared first in Matrimonial Affairs, the Family Law Newsletter of the OBA, January, 2005, in the IACP’s Collaborative Review, Spring, 2005 and in ACR’s Family Mediation News, Fall, 2005 by Dr. B. Landau.
COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW - What makes it different also makes it work
This article originally appeared in the September 23, 2005, issue of The Lawyers Weekly by Christopher Arnold.
Collaborative Law Issues
This article was originally written for the April 2005 issue of Divorce Magazine by Sheila Kirsh
Listening To Children in the COLLABORATIVE PROCESS
This paper was presented by Sandra R. Demson and Judith L. Huddart at the World Congress on Family Law and the Rights of the Child held in Cape Town, SA in March 2005.
COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW - Revolutionary Approach Winning Converts Across Canada
This article was presented by Judith L. Huddart in February 2002 at the Moncton New Brunswick Continuing Legal Education program held in conjunction with the Canadian Bar Association's Mid-Winter meeting.
Article updated May 2003
Collaborative Law - More of the Same or A Quantum Leap?
This article was originally written by Victoria L. Smith*, for the April 2002 issue of the OBA Family Law Section Newsletter Matrimonial Affairs.
Collaborative Family Law
This is a paper by James C. MacDonald, Founding Chair of the Toronto Collaborative Family Law Group. It was presented at the National Program on Family Law held in Kelowna, British Columbia July, 2002. The Program is convened every two years under the sponsorship of The Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
Ontario Collaborative Law Federation
2002 Conference Report and Panel Discussion
This article summarizes the 2002 Conference and the Panel Discussion is a recording of the responses that the presenters gave to questions originated by the participants.
A RealAudio player is required to listen to the Panel Discussion.