Living Together, Opposite-Sex, and Same-Sex Common-Law Relationships (2005) Community Legal Education Online (CLEO)
Geting Divorced (2006) Community Legal Education Online (CLEO)
What is Mediation? (2006) Ontario Association for Mediation
A webpage that describes how mediation can be used by families to come to an agreement
Mediation of Dispute Involving Domestic Violence (2005) Ontario Association for Mediation
A webpage that explains why mediation is seldom suitable in cases involving domestic violence
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Type/Format of Resource: Article; Website Link
Category/Topic of interest: Woman Abuse; Communities, Cultures and Abuse; Family Violence; Legal Issues for women fleeing violence
Population Group: Friends & Family; Victims / Survivors; Health Care Service Providers; Social Service Providers; Legal Service Providers; Immigrant/Refugee Women; Criminal Justice ; GLBT; Pregnant Women
Year of Publication: 2008
Relates to Current Project: Understanding Family & Immigration Law through E-Learning