Project Overview
Best Practices at Family Justice System Entry Points: Needs of Users and Responses of Workers in the Justice System
The Law Commission of Ontario has undertaken a project on family law, to be completed by April 2012. The purpose of the project is to improve the process of addressing family law disputes by identifying and recommending best practices at entry points to the family law system. In 2010 LCO held extensive consultations with users and workers. In September 2010 the LCO released its consultations report ‘Voices from a Broken Family Justice System: Sharing Consultation Results’. It will release an interim report with draft recommendations by Winter 2011-2012 for feedback and a final report, subject to approval by the LCO’s Board of Governors by Spring 2012.
The Attorney General of Ontario has formulated four pillars of change for the family justice system. The LCO’s report will build on the four pillars and will recommend other ways of making the family law system more responsive to the diverse needs of Ontario families.
We look forward to working with others who have begun initiatives on improving the family law system in Ontario.
In order to ensure that the LCO fully considers the practical and theoretical implications that this Project raises, we have created an Advisory Group.
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The LCO has commissioned several research papers for this Project. Students working for the LCO have also prepared papers relating to this Project.
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Family Law Reform Publications
Consultation Results - September 2010
Process Consultation Paper - September 2009
Family Law Project Selection Update - April 2009
Family Law Options Consultation Paper - January 2009
