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Ontario residents are more likely to have a dispute concerning a familial relationship than any other type of serious legal problem.¹ The family dispute resolution process has evolved considerably over the past few decades, but the pace of change has been frustratingly slow, with many sound reports and recommendations for reform ignored, resulting in continuing unaddressed concerns about the family justice system. Many of those embroiled in these often traumatic, life-altering disputes have difficulties gaining access to the justice system and must proceed without adequate legal advice and assistance. The 2010 Law Commission of Ontario Report on the ‘broken’ family