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A full suite of services
Explore how our straightforward mediation service is designed to help resolve complex child support situations.
A proven process
Learn how our spousal maintenance services will help you save time, money, and hassle.
Affordable prices
Our affordable family support services offer various pricing structures for any circumstance.
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Our Services
Our local family support mediators near Niagara offer straightforward solutions for complicated child support and spousal support situations. By providing an affordable yet highly professional family support service, we can help you efficiently and cost-effectively navigate your way out of difficult times. Explore our child support and spousal maintenance services below.
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Child Support
Services
Child support in Niagara is always calculated using the Federal Child Support Guidelines. If you have found yourself separating from your spouse and have a child or multiple children, then there will be obligations to support the children by means of child support and/or contribution toward special and extraordinary expenses.
Child support payments must be paid religiously to ensure the success and wellbeing of the child or children, regardless of any personal financial struggles. Although in this instant, child support amounts would be altered in the upcoming years to better suit the financial stability to the payor parent. In many Separation Agreements it is indicated that child support payments be recalculated each year to better reflect the annual income of the payor parent. Therefore, the amount being paid can increase or decrease based on the gross annual income of that specific year. To add, in drastic circumstances any parent may request to the courts that child support payments be increased, decreased, or even eliminated.
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Spousal Support
Services
Calculating spousal support is a very important task as the ranges are made up based on a significant amount of information. The ranges for both amount and duration of spousal support can be quite broad so it many cases time is spent helping the couple determine entitlement, agreeing on the incomes they are using for the support calculations, discussing the ranges, agreeing upon an amount and duration.
In Niagara, the law believes marriage to be a financial partnership, meaning that separate finances and assets don’t exist. Generally speaking, all assets and income earned during the marriage are shared and combined (minus some exceptions). For that reason, if a relationship ends, it is important to discuss all financials and earned income with one another. A family mediator can help with these discussions as well.
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Child & Spousal
Support Calculations
Child and spousal support calculations are an important part of your Separation Agreement.
The calculations to determine the amount of support required can be complex, and there are many factors that play a role in determining what’s appropriate. With the help of state-of-the-art software, as well as Child Support and Spousal Support Guidelines, we can provide an accurate calculation that ensures the best possible future for your children, as well as a fair outcome that addresses the needs of both parties.
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Co-Parenting
Co-parenting Agreements, also called a Parenting Plan, is a document that comprehensively outlines the agreed upon plan for how you will raise your children after separation or divorce. It includes clear guidelines and expectations on how you and your ex-partner will co-parent moving forward, with regard to topics such as:
Parenting Time
Decision Making
Residency Schedule
Holidays
Schedule Management of Recreational Activities
Healthcare
Religion
Family, Friends and other Parties
Introductions to New Partners
Children’s Possessions Between Homes
Screen Time
Rules Around Mutual Respect and Boundaries
It is very important to have a written plan in place – not only to help parents avoid future conflict, but for the health and well-being of children. Our goal as mediators in Niagara is to help you create a plan that reflects the needs and interests of your children, so that they have the opportunity to thrive in an environment where co-parenting is strong and mutual respect forms the foundation of the family.
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Family Support
Services
Whether you call it spousal support, alimony or spousal maintenance, the topic of support can be complicated. The calculations to determine the amount of support required are complex, and there are many factors that play a role in determining what is appropriate. With the help of state-of-the-art software, referencing the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines we can help to provide an accurate calculation that ensures the best possible future for your children, as well as an outcome that each of you feel is fair.
Spousal support can also be referred to as alimony or Spousal Maintenance. Alimony is the American variation of this type of financial support and spousal maintenance is typically used in the UK. Therefore, there is no difference between spousal support, alimony and spousal maintenance besides the specific guidelines and laws in place depending on where you reside.
Child support is referred to as the money one parent provides the other parent to financially support their child or children, or in a shared custody scenario, money that both parents pay to one another to financially support their child/children. Visit our Child Support page for more information.
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Separation Agreements
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What is Family Mediation?
Separation can be a painful, challenging process. Family mediation is ultimately designed to make the child support and spousal support process less difficult, by creating an environment that will allow both parties to dissolve their partnership amicably. With family mediation, a qualified family support professional will facilitate collaboration between you and your ex-partner and help you both reach legally binding agreements on all aspects of your separation, from spousal maintenance to child support.
Together with your ex, you will build a fair, sustainable agreement that reflects both of your interests, and leave the process with a clear roadmap for moving forward.
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Litigation VS. Family Mediation
Cost
$24,000 to $90,000 per couple, depending on the complexity of the situation.
$2,140 to $7,060 per couple, depending on the complexity of the situation.
Expectation
Lawyers cannot definitively tell you what it might cost to “win” your entitlements and how long the litigation process will take.
Before mediation, you will be made aware of the cost and timeframe up front.
Timing
Pre-trial alone can take a year and half and will require you to pay your lawyer throughout, regardless of whether your case goes to trial. A full trial can take anywhere from six months to several years.
With mediation, you can reach an agreed upon resolution in as little as two weeks.
Process
Both parties compete for all assets, including custody of children.
Both parties will be guided to finding middle ground regarding how various assets will be divided.
Privacy
If you go to court, you will be revealing intimate details of your life, finances, and relationship – all on record and publicly accessible.
With mediation, any intimate details or information you provide remains completely confidential and sealed away forever.
Decision
In family court, a judge will decide your future.
Through mediation, you and your ex-partner will decide what is best for each other and the future of your family.
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Our Difference
We offer a complete suite of affordable in-person and online family support services designed to facilitate
amicable resolutions regarding property division, child and spousal support, parenting plans,
and separation agreements, while providing you with the necessary documentation to help
you finalize the mediation process.
Our approach is efficient, effective, and ultimately intended to help you avoid the stressful and
pricey process of litigation (family court).
With the help of state-of-the-art software, referencing the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines we can help to provide an accurate calculation that ensures the best possible future for your children, as well as an outcome that each of you feel is fair.
Contact us today to take your first step in the right direction.
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Our Process
Our process for in-person or online mediation is simple, efficient, and effective. We offer convenient scheduling through our online booking platform, strive to remain responsive at every step of the way, and always ensure your utmost confidentiality throughout the entire process.
Discover our straightforward step-by-step process below.
30-45 minute joint meeting with your mediator
Both parties must attend of their own accord
Any questions are answered
Discuss the process, costs, as well as your respective wants & needs
Confidential one-on-one session with your mediator
Screening for domestic violence and power imbalances
Screening of suitability for mediation
Opportunity to discuss your feelings regarding the separation, your anxieties, worries, and goals
Your mediator guides you through discussions regarding division of property, child and spousal support calculations, and parenting plan
Agreed upon terms drafted into a Separation Agreement
On average between 2 to 3 two-hour sessions
We will draft your Separation Agreement, Net Family Property Statement, Parenting Plan, and supporting calculations based on your agreed upon terms
We will review your draft documents together prior to finalizing them to ensure all the information discussed in mediation is covered in the document
Discussion of your next steps and options for moving forward
Save Money
Avoid the costly legal fees of family court
Save Time & Hassle
Family court can be long and stressful.
Save Your Future
Don’t leave decisions up to the courts!
