Justice committee  Yes, but you need an infrastructure to respond to it.

Justice committee  Sure. The best way for me to respond to that is to describe the two scenarios in which that woman is going to find herself, and it's typically a woman in domestic abuse and domestic violence: Either she's going to be in a form of dispute mechanism that can be tailored and structu

Justice committee  I think that's why that section is there. It's much more important to look at the other circumstances than to put her in that type of no-win situation. I'm in agreement with the current way it's proposed.

Justice committee  I prefer the legislation as it's proposed.

Justice committee  The concern with that section, I find, is it too often creates an easy out for judges. You have a parent who's looking to move. Statistically this issue is most often going to be with the mother. I've seen this. They'll look at the mother and say, “Here's the deal. If I tell you

Justice committee  Thank you for inviting me today. I'm awed, flattered, and humbled, particularly because of the other members of this panel. I am a lawyer. I've been a lawyer in family law for 32 years. In the context of that practice, I've seen how family law impacts families in dysfunction and