The Cost of Divorce
The Cost of Divorce Should I Pay For My Spouse’s Divorce Fees? You and your spouse have recently made the decision to separate. You’ve done your research and have settled on a family mediation as the process you want to use to create your separation agreement. But what do you do when the cost of […]
Family Mediation Costs Less Than Divorce Court
Family Mediation or Divorce Court? According to a recent Bank of Montreal InvestorLine study, the average cost of a wedding in Canada hovers around $31,110, honeymoon not included. Once the price of raising children is factored in, estimated at over $200,000 per child (don’t forget college or university education!), the cost of starting a family […]
What is Mediation?
Mediation is a more amicable divorce process where you and your spouse can together seek the assistance of a neutral family professional who will help you to create a Separation Agreement without going to court. Mediation is usually the fastest and most cost-effective divorce process and tends to help individuals to be better co-parents and […]
The Benefits of Keeping Your Divorce Out of Court
Divorce is undoubtedly a challenging chapter in life, marked by emotional turmoil, tough decisions, and significant life changes. While it’s natural for divorcing couples to envision a courtroom battle as the default path, there’s a growing awareness of the transformative benefits that come with keeping a divorce out of court. 1. Preservation of Amicable Relationships: […]
Importance of Cooperation During the Separation Process
People think of divorce as a legal issue only but for many, divorce is a financial issue and there are financial repercussions for those that don’t plan.
Divorce is NOT about Winning
All too often, couples who ‘duke it out’ in court fixate almost entirely on the ‘winning’ aspect. People fight their partner in court over a multitude of reasons – anger, pride, principles, revenge, or just because they think they’re supposed to! Instead of seeing divorce as a battle, you need to look at divorce as an agreement that allows both parties to move on in a way that both find fair and benefit the kids.
Family Mediation in A Hostile Divorce?
The Money Smart Divorce Solution Legal, Binding & Enforceable Separation Agreements Ask the Expert: Can we consider Family Mediation when there is hostility? Question: “My wife and I are proceeding with divorce. I would like to consider divorce mediation, as it strikes me as the better way of moving forward, but to be honest, we […]