What is the current state of the law on family law in Canada with respect to settlement of disputes?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sinclair v. Roy, 1985 CanLII 559 (BC SC):
It has long been consistent jurisprudence that settlements of family disputes are to be encouraged. The words of Anderson J. (as he then was) in Dal Santo v. Dal Santo (1975), 21 R.F.L. 117 at 120 (B.C.S.C.), must be amongst the most quoted in Canadian law reports.
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