Common Law Legislation: Destructive Effect

Family Law System Dept: Video: Quebec considers updating common law legislation, according to Globe and Mail. The family law system has been under attack for much of the past two or three decades over litigation that drags out and the destructive effect of the adversarial process on couples who are vulnerable and prone to go on the attack. And the inordinate costs of litigation have led to a massive increase in the number of litigants who represent themselves now as much as 70 or 80 per cent and Video: New B.C. family law treats live-in partners as married couples Video The report, from a committee headed by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell, goes on to make more than two dozen recommendations, including the creation of specialized judges who can shepherd a family law dispute from beginning to end. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.