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Bi-annual update on & power imbalances and family violence in & family arbitration and parenting coordination

Thank  you to everyone who joined us on January 15th – the day was a great success.

If you missed it, don’t worry, we recorded it and it’s still available to purchase. Email info@fdrio.ca

If you attended the course, there is a special membership rate to join FDRIO – $125

PRE-REQUISITE:

Attendees must provide a certificate of completion of the Justice Canada DV course in order to receive their Certificate of Completion in this Program

Access the course here

Program

8:45 – 9:00 am
Introduction and Recognition of Past Program Chairs
Mr. Alfred Mamo and Mr. Philip Epstein

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9:00 – 10:30 am – MORNING KEYNOTE
Writing effective Arbitral Awards for Arbitrators and Parenting Coordinators
The Honourable Justice John Laskin
Approved Professionalism 1hour 30 minutes

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10:30 – 10:45 am Break

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10:45 – 11:30 am – Arbitrators’ Panel: Practical Problems and Solutions for Arbitrators and Parenting Coordinators
Moderator: Cheryl Goldhart  Panelists: Herschel Fogelman, Lorne Wolfson

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11:30 – 12:00 pm – Updates from the field: Family Violence Screening Tools, Research, Best Practices and Case Law on Family Violence 
Speaker: Hilary Linton

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12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:00 pm – AFTERNOON KEYNOTE
Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Arbitrating 
Myrna McCallum
Accredited EDI Professionalism 1 hour

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2:00 – 3:00 pm – Parenting Coordinators Panel:  Process updates, scope of work, arbitral powers and best practices
Moderator: Shely Polak
Panelists: Dr. Barbara Fidler, Jared Norton, Elizabeth Hyde

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3:00 – 3:15 pm – Health Break and Small Group Discussion

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3:15 – 4:00 pm – Safety Planning in Family Arbitration and Parenting Coordination: Best practices, tools, resources. 
Moderator:  Cheryl Goldhart
Panelists: Hayley Glaholt, Alicia Blanco, Seema Jain

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4:00 – 4:45 pm – Case Law Update:  Recent Case Law all Family Arbitrators and Parenting Coordinators Need to Know
Speaker: Brahm Siegel

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4:45 – 5:00 pm – Closing