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Divorcing couples may find mediation faster, cheaper during a pandemic: experts

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July 27, 2020
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Shomporko Desk:-As the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for couples looking for a divorce to show up under the steady gaze of a court, some family lawyers in Ontario state there might be an increasing motivator for people to turn to alternative methods such as mediation.

Court activities, including divorce and other family matters, were to a great extent put on pause in mid-March, with just crisis cases being heard.

In-person court appearances started to step by step continue prior this month, and more issues are likewise being heard distantly, yet specialists state accumulation of cases will bring about additional deferrals for ongoing and new divorce procedures.

Simultaneously, some family lawyers in the province state the interest for such administrations has not reduced during the pandemic — and some reports it seems to have expanded.

In Ottawa, a group of family lawyers launched the Virtual Family Law Project to help provide remote alternatives to the court system, such as mediation or arbitration by videoconference, during the health crisis.

Gerald Yemensky, one of the lawyers behind the project, says he hopes more people will consider these avenues even after the courts return to full operations.

“The court process is fundamentally necessary, particularly for the higher conflict situations,” such as those involving domestic violence, Yemensky said.

“But for very many people, the court system is overkill. And mediation, collaborative family law, arbitration on specific issues can be far more effective. But it takes one element, and that element is that the parties want to resolve these issues.”

Separation agreements reached through mediation or a combination of mediation and arbitration are enforceable by the courts, and decisions made by an arbitrator are binding, Yemensky said.

“All of these things can be done … in a virtual process where it’s appropriate,” he said.

In cases where it’s a good fit, the private resolution is likely to become more appealing in light of the court backlog, said Diana Isaac, a family lawyer and partner with the Toronto firm Shulman & Partners.

“There’s every incentive for someone to say, ‘Can we get this done quicker, can we get this done more cost-effectively, with less of an emotional toll,'” she said. “It is something that’s very attractive to clients.”

Going to court can be more expensive than mediation, and more stressful, given that a decision is imposed rather than reaching a mutually acceptable agreement, she said.

The pandemic has already created difficult conditions that contribute to stress and test many relationships, said Isaac, whose firm has seen a 40 per cent surge in inquiries related to separation during the crisis. Most of those people have then moved ahead with the process, she said.

Russell Alexander, whose family law firm has offices in several cities including Toronto and Oshawa, said the province’s efforts to modernize the justice system during the pandemic will help when it comes to tackling the backlog of cases, but “it’s probably going to be 18 months to two years before it returns to anything close to normal.”

Still, people will continue to be able to get divorces, said Alexander, whose upcoming book on divorce includes a chapter on the impact of COVID-19 on the process.

“We’re still processing divorces and we’re still going through the process, we’re just doing it in a different way,” he said.

Photo credit: The Canadian Press

News source: The Canadian Press

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