Proposals

These proposals let family law lawyers discuss and vote on what changes they think should be made to the law or court procedures. The results can be viewed and shared with legislators and the Courts. The proposals put forth are written by member lawyers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of this website or its administrators. You can view more proposals or make a proposal yourself.

Proposal: QB Justices need training in family law Court Procedure - Mar 30th
	Anonymous	12 Comments
There should be a separate section of QB where the Justices deal only with family law matters, similar to PC. Otherwise, all QB Justices should be given extensive family law training before they're allowed to handle family law cases. Read Discussion and Vote 100% in favour out of 23 votes
Proposal: Case Management works well Court Procedure - Jan 26th
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	6 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding file management at the Court. They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by February 2, 2022. Read Discussion and Vote 67% in favour out of 6 votes
Proposal: QB Pre-trial Conferences work well Court Procedure - Jan 26th
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	0 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding file management at the Court. They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by February 2, 2022. Agree Disagree Skip 50% in favour out of 2 votes
Proposal: Rule 4.10 Case Conferences work well Court Procedure - Jan 26th
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	0 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding file management at the Court. They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by February 2, 2022. Agree Disagree Skip 50% in favour out of 2 votes
Proposal: Subsidise mediation and arbitration ADR - Jan 23rd
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	1 Comment
In England, couples can use £500 vouchers for mediation ($851 CAD). I imagine that has to be a lot less expensive than paying for additional judges, clerks, and security. Read Discussion and Vote 91% in favour out of 11 votes
Proposal: Special Chambers is working well Court Procedure - Dec 22, 2021
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	4 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding chambers. They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by January 18, 2022. Read Discussion and Vote 60% in favour out of 10 votes
Proposal: Regular Chambers is working well Court Procedure - Dec 22, 2021
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	0 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding chambers. They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by January 18, 2022. Agree Disagree Skip 67% in favour out of 9 votes
Proposal: Resolution Counsel work well as is ADR - Nov 23, 2021
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	1 Comment
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding ADR processes, in particular those which the courthouse oversees (although you're welcome to provide comments about other processes). They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by December 8, 2021. Read Discussion and Vote 50% in favour out of 4 votes
Proposal: QB JDRs work well as is ADR - Nov 23, 2021
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	0 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding ADR processes, in particular those which the courthouse oversees (although you're welcome to provide comments about other processes). They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by December 8, 2021. Agree Disagree Skip 50% in favour out of 12 votes
Proposal: EICCs work well as is ADR - Nov 23, 2021
	Ken Proudman of BARR LLP (Alberta)	0 Comments
This time the QB Family Law Consulting Committee is seeking feedback regarding ADR processes, in particular those which the courthouse oversees (although you're welcome to provide comments about other processes). They're looking for both criticism and praise of what does work well, and any suggestions about how to improve the process. I will pass along your feedback, or you're welcome to provide feedback directly to Teri Burant at tburant@emeryjamieson.com or 780-970-6291. Please provide feedback by December 8, 2021. Agree Disagree Skip 82% in favour out of 11 votes
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