Why Some Settlements Don’t Last — And What Can Be Done About It Introducing the Miller Predictive Settlement Model™ When people enter a legal dispute, one of the first goals is often clear: reach a settlement and move forward. Settlement can bring relief. It can...
Why Lawyers Are Trained as Pessimists — and Why That Matters Lawyers are often described as pessimists. The label is not entirely wrong — but it is frequently misunderstood. Legal training does not teach us to expect the worst of people. It teaches us to...
From Bill C‑78 to the Modern Divorce Act: What Changed — and Why It Still Matters In 2018, I wrote about Bill C‑78, much‑needed family law reform that promised to shift Canadian divorce law toward a more child‑centred, less adversarial framework. At the time, it...
A Season of Renewal, A Year of Resolution As the year draws to a close, many of us find ourselves in a reflective pause — taking stock of what has been, what has been endured, and what we hope to carry forward. The New Year...