What To Do When A Family Court Judge Makes a Mistake

Episode 108 Sometimes people going through Family Court sometimes think that a judge made a mistake, possibly a big mistake. The result is that things went badly in Court. Perhaps the person who was victim of were self-represented or perhaps they did not have good representation, or the perhaps the judge did not list properly or understand. Whatever the cause, the result was that at least one party in court thinks the judge made a mistake. Family court cases are important to the parties, and they can have a profound effect on how the parties, and the children, live the rest of their lives. Since a judge making a mistake can have a devastating effect on a family, and perhaps make things very difficult for the children, in this episode of the Ontario family a podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, explains what to do when a judge makes a mistake. He goes over the three different types of mistakes and the procedure for fixing the mistake. Using the wrong procedure can make it impossible to correct the mistake, so this episodes provide critical information for anyone who needs to fix something that a judge has done. If you found this episode helpful, check out these episodes on similar topics: 106.    • Five Things You Should NEVER do in Family ...   90.    • 5 More Costly Misconceptions About Family Law   85.    • 4 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Divorce...   83.    • 10 Family Law Strategies That Fail .. and ...   77.    • What Happens If You Breach a Family Court ...   67.    • How Fast Can You Get Divorced in Ontario?   66.    • How to Change Child Support   50.    • Who Pays the Costs of an Ontario Divorce?   36.    • Is Family Court Biased?   The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law. Get it as a $8.99 Kindle eBook here: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CN8WWYHD, or as an Apple Book for your iPad or iPhone here: https://books.apple.com/ca/book/guide... . You can also get it as a paperback or hard cover from Amazon ( https://www.amazon.ca/Guide-Basics-On... ) or at better bookstores. TO CONTACT JOHN SCHUMAN: website: www.schumanlaw.ca email: [email protected] phone: 647-342-6775 CONTENTS: 00:00 Introduction 01:11 The Implications When A Family Court Judge Makes A Mistake 01:17 The Importane of Figuring Out the Nature of the Judge’s Mistake 01:36 Types of Judicial Errors 03:37 Correcting A Judge’s Unintentional Mistake 08:42 Appealing a Decision When a Judge Decides Against You 16:32 When Things Change So That a Judge’s Decision Is No Longer Correct 18:19 Summary 19:15 Closing