A facilitated process for resolving estate disputes without trial.
In Islamic law
Often the better route where heirs disagree, and closer in spirit to the settlement approach classical law favours.
In Canadian law
Mandatory in some Ontario jurisdictions before an estate matter proceeds.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- Mandatory mediation estate litigation ontario
- What is mandatory mediation ontario civil litigation
- Consent settlement dependant support without trial ontario
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Citations & sources
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- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Mandatory mediation estate litigation ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is mandatory mediation ontario civil litigation — Treadstone Law
- Consent settlement dependant support without trial ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law