Family Mediation

Family Mediation Flat Fee

  • We will meet with each of you individually to ensure that the mediation process will be suitable, effective and customized to your circumstances. It is also an opportunity for us to understand each of your priorities, concerns, design an efficient mediation process, and which mediation package may work for you.  This individual meeting is completely confidential.

  • Once both parties have their individual pre-mediation meeting and everyone agrees to continue, we will book a joint mediation planning meeting with both of you and the mediator. During this meeting, we gather more detailed information, clarify the issues that need to be resolved, determine the documents that may need to be gathered and book the mediation. We do not simply jump into the mediation as this step is important to ensure that everyone is prepared for the mediation and ensures that the mediation is focused and efficient.

  • Depending on your needs, we may have several joint mediation sessions. During the joint mediation session, the parties, with the assistance of the mediator, work towards an agreement on the issues that you wish to resolve.

    Once we complete the mediation sessions, we prepare the draft Memorandum of Agreement based on the agreements that were made in mediation sessions.

  • We meet to review the Memorandum of Understanding (and related documents such as support calculations and Net Family Property calculations). We will make any changes that are necessary and then finalize the drafts.

  • Once the drafts are finalized, both parties are encouraged to obtain independent legal advice on the Memorandum of Understanding and related documents. We will explain how to legally finalize the Agreement.

Mediation Packages

  • This mediation package is designed when the only issues to resolve are child related, including parenting plans and child support. This package includes:

    • Mediation planning meeting

    • Guide to preparing for mediation, including any necessary referrals

    • Guide to organizing and gathering required documents for the mediation

    • Setting an agenda on the issues to be mediated

    • Up to 4 hours of mediation * to address the issues that need to decided, including: communication, decision-making, parenting time schedule, holiday and vacation time schedule, travel, child support calculations

    • Information, Guidance and Preparation of child support calculations tailored to your unique circumstances

    • Information about the law and how it may apply in your circumstances

    • All communication between you and our office

    • Preparation of the Memorandum of Understanding

    • Meeting to review the Memorandum of Understanding and make any changes that are necessary

    • Guidance, information and referrals on how to seek independent legal advice

    * If you require more mediation hours than included in the flat-fee package, additional hours can added as needed at the rate of $175 per person (plus HST). Mediation hours can be split if necessary.

  • This mediation package is designed when the only issues to resolve are financial, including property division, matrimonial home decisions, and support. This package includes:

    • Mediation planning meeting

    • Guide to preparing for mediation, including any necessary referrals

    • Guide to organizing and gathering required documents for the mediation

    • Setting an agenda on the issues to be mediated

    • Up to 4 hours of mediation * to address the issues that need to decided, including: property division, pension division, child and/or spousal support calculations, and decisions about the matrimonial home, assets and debts

    • Information, Guidance and Preparation of a Net Family Property Statement for the division of assets and debts;

    • Information, Guidance and Preparation of child and/or spousal support calculations tailored to your unique circumstances

    • Information about the law and how it may apply in your circumstances

    • All communication between you and our office

    • Preparation of the Memorandum of Understanding

    • Meeting to review the Memorandum of Understanding and make any changes that are necessary

    • Guidance, information and referrals on how to seek independent legal advice

    * If you require more mediation hours than included in the flat-fee package, additional hours can added as needed at the rate of $175 per person (plus HST). Mediation hours can be split if necessary.

  • This mediation package is designed when there are issues involving parenting, financial, support and property. This package includes:

    • Mediation planning meeting

    • Guide to preparing for mediation, including any necessary referrals

    • Guide to organizing and gathering required documents for the mediation

    • Setting an agenda on the issues to be mediated

    • Up to 7 hours of mediation * to address the issues that need to decided, including: communication, decision-making, parenting time schedule, holiday and vacation time schedule, travel, child support calculations, property division, pension division, child and/or spousal support calculations, and decisions about the matrimonial home, assets and debts

    • Information, Guidance and Preparation of a Net Family Property Statement for the division of assets and debts;

    • Information, Guidance and Preparation of child and/or spousal support calculations tailored to your unique circumstances

    • Information about the law and how it may apply in your circumstances

    • All communication between you and our office

    • Preparation of the Memorandum of Understanding

    • Meeting to review the Memorandum of Understanding and make any changes that are necessary

    • Guidance, information and referrals on how to seek independent legal advice

    * If you require more mediation hours than included in the flat-fee package, additional hours can added as needed at the rate of $175 per person (plus HST). Mediation hours can be split if necessary.