Legal Question in Family Law in Canada

Re: Lawyer ethics

If the opposing party is representing himself, it is not only proper for your lawyer to deal directly with him, it is required. You have hired your lawyer to represent you, and dealing with the opposing party is exactly that. You do not get to "call the shots" on every move your lawyer makes. To confer with the opposing party has nothing to do with solicitor/client confidence. Further discussion of this subject is far too complex for this forum, but you should understand that you have hired a professional to use his or her judgment and skill, and let him do his job. It's like hiring a physician to treat an ailment: you accept his advice that the medication will cure you and you allow him to choose the medicine - you don't question him on the chemical reactions that make the medicine work.