The SCJ has released a practice advisory that applies to family law cases in the SCJ in the Simcoe, Muskoka and Cornwall SCJ, Family Court Branch and to Superior Courts in the Northwest and Northeast regions. The practice advisory is on the SCJ’s Binding Judicial Dispute Resolution pilot projects in these areas.
This pilot has been developed to provide a streamlined way to reach a final resolution of less complex family law cases, consistent with the objectives of the Family Law Rules as expressed in subrules 2(2) to 2(5). It is also being launched to help address significant backlogs in family cases that have arisen as a result of COVID-19.
Parties in the above locations may now, on consent, choose to participate in a Binding Judicial Dispute Resolution (Binding JDR) hearing to reach a final resolution of their family law dispute more quickly and through less formal processes.
For further details please see the Notice