BACKGROUND The parties were married on September 29, 1990 and separated on May 15, 2009. There were two children of the marriage, aged 12 and 19. In August 2009, the wife commenced an Application. In September 2010, the parties consented to an order referring all issues to mediation/arbitration. The Mediation/Arbitration Agreement signed by the parties [...]

The parties were married in 2007 and separated in 2009. The separation came after a domestic incident in which the father was found guilty of assault on the mother. There was one child of the marriage, Ellie, who was born in 2008. After attending several motions, the parties signed a settlement agreement which contained mediation/arbitration [...]

The Supreme Court warned that due to how emotionally charged matrimonial matters are, special care must be taken to ensure that negotiations between spouses are fair and free from “information and psychological exploitation.”