Lorne MacLean speaks specifically about self-represented litigants in family court. He gives some tips about what to do and what not to do.
Go to any family court and you will find the dockets overflowing with cases involving parents in dispute over their property, money and children. In recent years the majority of these parents are self-represented, trying to navigate a complex and frustrating legal system on their own without a lawyer. In this ground-breaking episode Justice Brownstone and his guests, including a fellow judge, will tell you what you need to know if you are contemplating going to family court. This is a rare opportunity to hear about the procedures and rules of evidence that govern the way judges make decisions.
http://www.bcfamilylaw.ca/ Lorne N. MacLean QC is the founding partner of the top rated MFLG and is one of Canada's most experienced and highly rated lawyers concentrating in family law and BC divorce, successfully protecting clients' rights since 1983 exclusively in the field of high net worth and complex family law disputes, including spousal and child support, property division, custody, guardianship and access, and marriage like relationships. Lorne MacLean's Queen's Counsel designation is an honour conferred on only 4 percent of the members of the BC legal profession to recognize exceptional merit and contribution. No stranger to precedent setting cases, Lorne MacLean, QC has appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada twice and is successfully representing the wife in Canada's first frozen embryo custody dispute.
