FDRs: Alternative solutions to family finances without costly and stressful court expenses
FDRs (Financial Dispute Resolutions) are increasingly being used to solve complex family financial disputes following divorce or separation. Now the future has arrives, with remote FDRs using videoconferencing technology such as Zoom.
Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) is an alternative way to find fair and just financial solution to family finances following divorce or separation. But how well does this translate to a remote courtroom experience, using Zoom, Skype, BT or Microsoft Teams?
Can a fair hearing be possible?
Legal professional are stepping up to the challenge and embracing a new way of working, moving forward from the sometimes dated courtroom process. This includes everything from lawyers collating and then sharing electronic bundles securely online to ensuring that clients and their representatives need not be physically present in the court building to effectively take part in proceedings. This also includes being able to communicate with legal teams in ‘breakout rooms’ to get advice and guidance.
Last Thursday 14/05/2020 a mock remote court FDR hearing was held to advise professionals on how best to conduct remote hearings with a question and answer session afterwards. You can read more about this at the link below.
To read the full report on remote FDRs in Family Law Week, you can click HERE.