Mediation Services
Providing Affordable Divorce Options in Ontario.
The decision to end a marriage or common-law partnership can be a stressful and traumatizing experience for disputing couples and their children. That’s why the goal at Equitable Resolutions Family Mediation, is to provide mediation services that encourage respect and collaboration.
Mediation provides the opportunity for parties to negotiate between themselves, with a trained mediator who facilitates the entire process. From the onset, the mediator will meet with each party individually and assess each party’s readiness for mediation. The mediator will provide coaching advice and will prepare both parties for mediation. Then in joint-sessions, the mediator sets the stage for a respectful and fruitful negotiation between parties.
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(647) 482-4987
Available Services
Separation Agreements (How to turn an MOU into a Divorce agreement!)
Mediators are trained to craft the legal clauses that make up Separation Agreements. We do this by writing up the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which summarizes the agreed upon terms of the Separation Agreement. When you complete mediation, you will be able to take the MOU and turn it into a Separation Agreement with a lawyer. This helps both clients save money because the MOU is the majority of the Separation Agreement. With this service you will receive a legally bindable separation agreement that can be taken to court and accepted by a judge.
How does a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) save me money?
Already in the process of a divorce with lawyers involved? Then a Memorandum of Understanding can be an amazing way to cut down on costs. With this option you pay a mediator to guide the mediation (instead of lawyers negotiating), and a MOU is provided based on the mediation process. An MOU can aid your attorneys in crafting a Separation Agreement based on the terms. Having a mediator complete an MOU is the savings cost, because you are paying one mediator, instead of two attorneys.
Parenting Plans
Whether you are married or in a common-law relationship; if you have children and are separating, you must first obtain a parenting plan. These plans sets out the agreement of how the children will be parented which can cover parenting time, primary residence, decision-making, holiday schedules, travel plans, summer breaks and other issues pertaining to the lives of children. Mediators are specially trained to facilitate the discussion and write these agreements. These types of agreements can help you spell out the intentions of your parenting plan and eliminates uncertainty!
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”
– Hermann Hesse