Members of Ontario's family law bench upped the volume of their objections after Bonkalo's March 2017 report
recommended paralegals be allowed to provide legal services, without supervision by lawyers, in the areas of custody, access,
simple child support cases, restraining orders, enforcement and
simple divorces without property.
In most cases, only the lawyers are permitted to speak; however, if you are going the Do - It - Yourself route in your
divorce (a path that's only
recommended for very
simple divorce cases), you will be able to represent yourself in this hearing.