About the authors

• Author: Julien D. Payne; Marilyn A. Payne
• Pages: 707-707

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Julien D Payne, CM, QC, LLD, LSM, FRSC, is one of Canada’s pre-eminent family law spe-

cialists, and has been called the architect of the Unif‌ied Family Court and the no-fault

divorce. He has taught family law at the un iversities of Alberta, Ot tawa, Saskatchewan, and

Western University, and has written extensively about family law and fam ily dispute resolu-

tion. Payne is the author of Payne on Divorce, th ed (Carswell, ), and is the co-author of

Canadian Family Law (Irwin Law). His writings have been cited in more than , cases

by trial courts a nd appellate courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He

was awarded the Law Society Meda l by the Law Society of Upper Canada in , and was

made a member of the Order of Canada in .

Marilyn A Payne is an experienced author and the founding editor of the loose-leaf service

Payne’s Divorce and Family Law Digest, –. She is the co-author of Canadian Family

Law (Irwin L aw).