Julien D. Payne, Q.C.

Julien D. Payne, C.M., Q.C, LL.D., L.S.M., F.R.S.C., one of Canada's foremost family law specialists, has been called the architect of the Unified Family Courts and No-Fault Divorce. He has taught family law at the Universities of Ottawa and Saskatchewan, and written extensively about divorce and family law. He was awarded the Law Society Medal by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2002 and was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2004.

Julien D. Payne is the co-author of Canadian Family Law and Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2004 , both published by Irwin Law.