Presenters: Russell Alexander, Nafisa Nazarali, Brian Galbraith, Lisa Gelman, Professor Nicholas Bala

In this 1.5 hour virtual event, the panel of Ontario family lawyers hosted a live town hall for legal professionals and members of the public regarding presumptive hearings in Ontario Family Courts covering the following topics:

1. Access to Justice

2. Different Approaches in Different Judicial Regions

3. Family Bar Experience Regarding In-Person Hearings Since April

4. What Our Clients Are Saying

5. Have the Presumptive Guidelines Brought the Administration of Justice into Disrepute

6. What is the Data Telling Us

7. Next Steps and Moving Forward to Improve the Family Law Justice System

8. Q&A