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Hurdling Past the Pitfall: Mediation and Arbitration

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.5
30 minutes
Substantive: 0.25
15 minutes
Published
2025
Presenter(s)
Susan Galarneau
Julie Guindon
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
45 minutes
Price
$209.00 plus tax
CCLA 34th Annual Institute of Family Law Conference

This presentation explores Mediation‑Arbitration as an integrated hybrid process that combines collaborative negotiation with binding decision making to streamline family law disputes. It examines the statutory framework under Ontario’s Family Law Act and Arbitration Act and details how awards are enforceable through section 59.8 of the Family Law Act. It underscores the importance of clear issue drafting to secure arbitrator jurisdiction and reflects recent Ontario decisions confirming that awards and amended agreements stand when properly structured. Practical takeaways emphasize thorough front‑end preparation, mandatory independent legal advice, domestic violence screening and strategic selection of neutrals to preserve confidentiality, maintain party control, manage timelines and reduce costs

Presenters

Susan Galarneau

Julie Guindon

Julie Guindon received her law degree at the University of Ottawa in 1991. She has been practicing in the area of family law and wills and estates in both French and English. Julie is also a mediator accredited by the OAFM and a mediator on the civil litigation roster. She is an arbitrator in family law, wills and estate matters and a bilingual parenting coordinator. Julie was an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa for 11 years where she taught Alternate Dispute Resolution and wills and estates. Most recently, in January 2018, she taught the “Justice Heidi Levenson Polowin Child Protection Law course” at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa. In addition, she is a panel member of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. Julie also has extensive experience as a course instructor, a coach and seminar leader. She has been a speaker and a presenter at various conferences at The Law Society of Upper Canada, l ’Association des Juristes d ’Expression Française de l ’Ontario, Aboriginal conference, Seminars for Estate Planning organized by MCO Business Group Inc., various conferences at the University of Ottawa and at CFSA Hustle.