Arbitration in Family Law Matters: Has Its Time Come?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Linda J. Ravdin

In Child Custody & Support, Divorce & Family Law, Premarital Agreements, Same-Sex Couples | Tagged Alternative dispute resolution, antenuptial agreement, arbitration, binding, family law, postmarital agreement, postnuptial agreement, premarital agreement, prenup, prenuptial agreement, spousal support, UFLAA, ULC, Uniform Law Commission

Alternative dispute resolution embraces a variety of processes designed to resolve legal disputes outside of a formal court proceeding. One such option is binding arbitration. In binding arbitration a neutral decision-maker, who could be a retired judge or a lawyer with expertise in the subject matter of the dispute, is appointed make a decision to […]