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ARTICLE · 17 MAY 2023

The different types of dispute resolution

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Discusses different types of dispute resolution that a party may participate in, whether or not they have begun court proceedings.

AustraliaFamily and Matrimonial
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In this video, family lawyer Tiana Harris talks about the different types of dispute resolution that a party may participate in, whether or not they have commenced court proceedings.

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Hi. I'm Tiana, and I'm a lawyer in the family law team here at Cooper Grace Ward. Today, I'm going to talk to you about the different types of dispute resolution that a party may participate in, whether or not they have commenced court proceedings.

Complying with court's pre action procedures

Firstly, before you commence court proceedings, you must comply with the court's pre action procedures and for more information on this, please watch our previous videos. As part of the pre action procedures you must invite the other party to dispute resolution and participate in that dispute resolution, if they agree. Dispute resolution is quite a broad term and encompasses a number of different services that assist the parties to navigate the issues in dispute and

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