This article is based on qualitative research conducted in Montreal between 2005 and 2007 on alternative modes of conflict resolution that are sought by Canadian Muslim women who experience family disputes. Analysis of the narratives of the social actors in processes of conflict resolutions and of Canadian Muslim women leads us to conclude that there is no such thing as an unofficial and organized Muslim legal system in Montreal that exists parallel to the State justice system. Instead, as we note, there are a variety of processes centered around individual religious counselors. These processes depend more on the advice of the counselor, as well as on the negotiation and the consent of the couple, backed by their good will, rather than on any adjudicative role of the counsellor.