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    Hello,

    Can any one make a recommendation on a book that I can buy to outline the procedural steps in preparing for Trial ? I have a Trial this Sept to deal with custody and access.
    Trial record, book of documents, questioning witness cross examining, introducing evidence, I need it all.

    Thanks in advance.

  • #2
    Do you live near a law library that you can get access to?

    'Handling a Family Law Matters in Ontario' by MacDonald and Partners has a chapter on conducting a trial (Chapter 16)

    also 'Evidence in Family Law' by Harold Niman has a chapter on conducting trials.

    They're both written for lawyers, but they give you a comprehensive amount of information on the matter.

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    • #3
      I strongly recommend Ontario Courtroom Procedure by Fuerst and Sanderson, two Ontario judges, available online from the publisher, Lexis Nexis. Like many textbooks, it's expensive at about a hundred dollars, but that's less than the cost of half an hour with a lawyer.

      Also, watch at least one trial before your own. Watch it early on- it will show you the importance of Requests to Admit and Affidavits of Documents, which need to be done early, as well as how to cross-examine and what's admissible and what's not admissible.

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