Can a party in a family law case refuse to pay the arbitration fees of an arbitrator?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Thomson v. Thomson, 2012 ONCJ 141 (CanLII):
In family law cases, arbitration clauses have been upheld despite objections that a party could not afford to pay the arbitrator’s fees. See Puigbonet-Crawford v. Crawford, supra.
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