Self-represented litigants in family law disputes

"This report presents an analysis and comparison of the Bertrand et al. (2012) Survey on Experiences with Self-represented Litigants and Boyd et al. (2014) Survey on Self-represented Litigants in Family Law Matters, which used a number of common questions allowing for the direct comparison of the views of Alberta lawyers and those of Court of Queen's Bench judges. ... Both surveys asked questions regarding judges' and lawyers' experience with family law in general, their perceptions of and experiences with self-represented litigants in family law disputes and their opinions about the effects of self-represented litigants on case outcomes. Participants were also asked for their views on alternatives to the traditional start to finish model of legal representation in family law matters, such as the retainer of counsel for limited purposes and the delegation of certain services normally performed by lawyers to paralegals"--