Here are the sites of organizations with French speaking members.

North Bay
The Nipissing Collaborative Family Lawyers representing lawyers in North Bay.
www.nbcfl.ca

Ottawa
The Collaborative Law Network representing lawyers in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.
www.collaborative-law.ca

Sudbury
The Sudbury Collaborative Family Law group representing lawyer in the Sudbury area.
www.sudburycollaborativelaw.com
Toronto
Collaborative Practice Toronto is an interdisciplinary group representing lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals in the Metropolitan Toronto area.
www.collaborativepracticetoronto.com

Other links of interest

Bill Eddy High Conflict Institute.
www.highconflictinstitute.com/

Blog billeddyhighconflictinstitute.blogspot.com/

Sharon Ellison Taking War out of Words.
www.pndc.com
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Canadian sites of collaborative family law

The following sites contain information on the process of collaborative family law.
British Columbia
Collaborative Divorce BC – The Humane Approach to Divorce Professionals practicing Collaborative Divorce in Vancouver, BC.
www.collaborativedivorcebc.org

Collaborative Divorce and Separation - Morrie Sacks www.divorcecanada.com and www.collaborativedivorce.com

Okanagan Collaborative Family Law Group representing lawyers in the Okanagan area of British Columbia.
www.collaborativefamilylaw.ca

Collaborative Family Law Group - The New Wave of Law Without Court Professionals practicing Collaborative Divorce in Victoria, BC.
www.collaborativefamilylawgroup.com

Lower Mainland Collaborative Family Law Group BC.
www.nocourt.net

Other links

Bill Eddy High Conflict Institute.
http://www.highconflictinstitute.com/

Blogue/Blog
http://billeddyhighconflictinstitute.blogspot.com/

Sharon Ellison Taking War out of Words
http://www.pndc.com/sharon.php

Alberta
Collaborative Family Lawyers of Canada.
Lists lawyers in Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Red Deer, Crossfield, Innisfail and Lacombe.
www.collaborativelaw.ca

Saskatchewan
Collaborative Lawyers of Saskatchewan Inc.
Lists lawyers in Assiniboia, Melfort, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Weyburn, Regina and Saskatoon.
www.collabsask.com
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Ontario

Many collaborative groups joined together to form the Ontario Collaborative Law Federation. www.oclf.ca

The provincial organization has as its mission:
  • Facilitate information-sharing among collaborative law groups in the province of Ontario.
  • Encourage the formation of collaborative law groups throughout the province.
  • Support the development of the collaborative law process by providing opportunities for training and professional development for collaborative professionals.
  • Educate the public about the collaborative process.
  • develop and promote professional standards.
  • Represent the collaborative law process and collaborative professionals to governmental and regulatory bodies.
The following groups are members of the Ontario Collaborative Law Federation:

The Algoma Collaborative Family Lawyers representing lawyers in the district of Algoma.
Their web site is under development.

The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Collaborative Family Law Practice Group representing lawyers in the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk.
www.collaborativefamilylawgroup.ca

The Collaborative Law Network representing lawyers in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.
www.collaborative-law.ca

The Collaborative Family Law Association of Durham Region representing lawyers from Oshawa, Newcastle, Pickering and Whitby.
www.collaborativelawyersdurham.ca
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The Collaborative Family Lawyers London Middlesex representing lawyers in London and Middlesex county.
www.collabfamilylaw.ca

The Hamilton-Halton Collaborative Family Law Group representing lawyers in Hamilton and Halton.
www.collabfamlaw.com

The Collaborative Family Law Group Mississauga, Brampton, Milton, Oakville representing lawyers in Mississauga, Brampton, Milton, Oakville.
www.collaborative-family-law.com

The Niagara Collaborative Law Group representing lawyers in Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Port Colbourne, St. Catherines, Welland, Stoney Creek.
www.collablaw-niagara.com

The Kingston Collaborative Family Law Association representing lawyers in Kingston and Napanee.
www.cfla.on.ca/collaborative/index.cfm
The Nipissing Collaborative Family Lawyers representing lawyers in North Bay.
www.nbcfl.ca

The Quinte Collaborative Law Association representing lawyers in Hastings county, Belleville, Picton, Trenton, Bancroft.
www.quintecollaborativelaw.org

The Collaborative Practice Simcoe County representing lawyers in Barrie and Simcoe county.
Their web site is under development.

Collaborative Practice Toronto is an interdisciplinary group representing lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals in the Metropolitan Toronto area.
www.collaborativepracticetoronto.com

The Collaborative Family Law Association of Waterloo Wellington representing lawyers in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo.
www.collaborativelaw-waterloo.com

Collaborative Practice York is an interdisciplinary group representing lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals in the York region, north of Toronto.
www.yorkcollaborativepractice.com
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Other Canadian sites

Other Ontarian sites on collaborative law

The Sudbury Collaborative Family Law group representing lawyer in the Sudbury area.
www.sudburycollaborativelaw.com

FLC Collaborative Family Law Centre, Joel Miller's site with information about Collaborative Family Law Practice and other family law issues.
www.familylawcentre.com
Nova Scotia
The Association of Collaborative Family Law Lawyers of Nova Scotia representing lawyers in the province of Nova Scotia.
www.collaborativefamilylawyers.ca

Prince Edward Island
Collaborative Law PEI representing lawyers in PEI.
www.collaborativelawpei.com
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Collaborative Family Law sites in the United States

The American Bar Association.
www.abanet.org

The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
View this site for the most complete list of Collaborative law organizations in North America.
www.collaborativepractice.com

Chip Rose is editor of the Collaborative Law section of Mediate.com. He has assembled a number of very good articles about Collaborative Family law.
www.mediate.com/collaborativelaw/

Ninth Judicial District Court of Louisiana.
This is the site set up by Judge Foote and referenced in his interview.
www.familycourts.org

Collaborative Divorce, California.
www.collaborativedivorce.com
The Collaborative Law Center, Cincinnati.
www.collaborativelaw.com

Collaborative Law Institute, Minnesota.
www.collaborativelaw.org

Pauline H. Tesler, Collaborative Lawyer, San Francisco.
www.divorcenet.com/ca/tesler.html

Stuart G. Webb, Collaborative Lawyer and Collaborative founder, Minnesota.
www.divorcenet.com/mn/webb.html

Chip Rose, Co-Director of The Mediation Center, Santa Cruz, California.
www.mediate.com/crose

Coalition for Cooperative Divorce (CCD), California (much good resource information).
www.nocourtdivorce.com
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