HFI is dedicated to promoting new ways to handle divorce, separation, and custody cases that ensure better outcomes for children, less -
adversarial approaches for parents, and greater accessibility, efficiency, and fairness for everyone involved in the family court process.
Not exact matches
Is it possible
for unions to shed their
adversarial, industrial - era
approach in favor of collaboration and professionalism?
None of the panelists directly responded to Wolk's concerns about the wisdom of maintaining an
adversarial relationship with downloaders, as in his view, strict enforcement has proven utterly ineffective
for slowing unauthorized distribution, A punishment - based
approach can also be problematic because it overlooks the possible positive effects of widespread unauthorized distribution, particularly around brand - building, awareness, and the sale of licensed properties.
Today, procedural skirmishes litter the playing field, as Crown counsels have taken a more
adversarial approach to tax litigation and have been challenging not only the legal bases
for taxpayers» positions, but also the factual underpinnings of every case.
In his decision, the Judge chastised both parties
for the
adversarial approach that they took, rather than trying to reconcile their differences in a more conciliatory manner.
There is a growing disconnect between traditional
adversarial advocacy and the pressure to participate in early settlement processes — a tension experienced by many litigators and met with anything from outright resistance to demands
for an entirely different
approach to legal training.
There are many reasons
for this, including negative attitudes on the part of those charged with implementing the law or policy, failure to provide age - related accommodations
for accessing programs or services,
adversarial approaches to program implementation, resource limitations, or lack of accountability, monitoring and transparency.
He made this decision based on the fact that the insurer had denied the benefits
for six years in order to delay payment to take advantage of the insured's economic vulnerability.5 Moreover, the claims advisor
for the defendant took an
adversarial approach and did not deal with the claim fairly and in a balanced way.6 As such, the insurer was deemed to have acted in bad faith and the plaintiff was awarded $ 200,000 in punitive damages.
He is equally comfortable with pragmatic negotiation or an
adversarial approach as required and is deeply committed to getting the best possible results
for his clients.
March 1, 2016, Toronto, ON — The Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ) at Ryerson University delivered a report to the Ontario Attorney General, the Hon. Madeleine Meilleur with recommendations
for a faster, more efficient, more affordable, and less
adversarial approach to resolving family law disputes out of court.
«Many collaborative clients are of modest means, looking
for a way to ensure they do not end up accumulating significant debt or eating up any retirement savings in a legal battle in or outside court... There are not studies to our knowledge that conclude a collaborative
approach is more expensive than traditional
adversarial negotiations.»
While we live in an
adversarial system, neither our clients, the legal system, or the public are well - served by this
approach and it causes undue stress and toil
for all concerned.
The ombudsman
approach does not involve representing a client, an
adversarial process, or a legally enforceable decision, yet it results in fair treatment
for individuals from public authorities — administrative justice.
They are wary of lawyers who take a «one - size - fits - all»
adversarial approach and are looking
for more satisfying alternatives.
The authors suggest that many of the metaphors
for approaching problems in narrative therapy have tended to foster an
adversarial or aggressive relationship between problems and persons.
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Her earlier experience as a practicing attorney has given her a unique perspective on the collaborative divorce process, which utilizes a blend of legal and psychological skills in an effort to protect families from the fallout of a more
adversarial approach and lay the groundwork
for an amicable future relationship.
This can make it more difficult
for couples to reach agreement, because lawyers tend to establish a more
adversarial approach to divorce.
For parting spouses who find themselves in an unwanted battle, turning away from litigation and toward a less
adversarial approach to their divorce is still possible.
Any dispute resolution process
for families in conflict that adopts a problem - solving
approach (such as divorce mediation and collaborative divorce), as opposed to an
adversarial, competitive
approach like litigation, understands that people (especially people who are or were emotionally connected to one another) do not negotiate solely from a place of intellectual rationalism.
If you're looking
for options to the
adversarial approach to divorce, an option to fighting it out in the courts, you're not alone.
The APA also noted that «The need
for improved policy to reduce the present
adversarial approach that has resulted in primarily sole maternal custody, limited father involvement and maladjustment of both children and parents is critical.
He created a new
approach called «collaborative practice,» designed to keep families out of the
adversarial atmosphere of courtroom litigation and into a focus on cooperating
for the sake of their children's future.
In a Collaborative Divorce, family law attorneys work with divorce coaches and financial specialists to help couples reach a solution
for their family in a respectful, fair way withe a problem solving
approach rather than an
adversarial approach.
This is an
adversarial approach and it usually makes
for a difficult marriage settlement.
streamline the existing native title procedure and pursue related reforms, such as minimizing the
adversarial approach of the native title system to allow
for native title negotiations to be carried out in a more flexible manner... [28]
Not everyone is cut out
for direct presentation either, I've had seller clients outright dismiss offers because buyer reps adopted too
adversarial an
approach in front of the seller.