However, experts say divorces aren't a priority for courts right now, causing major backlog.

The Saskatchewan government is piloting a program which would require people who wish to separate or divorce to give their relationship one last shot.

Legal Aid Ontario, which provides services to those who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, is facing a 30 per cent cut in funding by the Ontario government.

Manitoba has the second highest rates of intimate partner violence in the country, but a legal expert says many victims don't know their rights or are fearful about pursuing legal action.

The province wants to make it easier on Manitobans going through divorces and separations by allowing family law cases to be resolved outside of court.

Quebec says it is ready to enact a major reform of family law.

Proposed changes to Canada’s Divorce Act aim to make it less contentious.

The federal government is tabling legislation to put the best interest of children first in the decades-old Divorce Act. Family law experts weigh in on whether it will make a difference.

A symposium on Alternative Dispute Resolution will be the first of its kind for Alberta.

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