Mediators Near Guelph
Why choose us?
A full suite of services
Providing couples with a straightforward marriage separation designed to help resolve complex situations.
A proven process
Learn how our step-by-step legal separation process will help you save time, money, and hassle.
Affordable prices
Our affordable legal separation services offer various pricing structures for any circumstance.
Legal Mediator Guelph
Our Services
Our marital separation mediators near Guelph offer straightforward solutions for the most complicated marriage separations. By providing an affordable yet highly professional legal separation service, we can help you efficiently and cost-effectively navigate your way out of difficult times. Explore our legal separation services below.
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Legal Separation
Services
Under Guelph’s Family Law Act, the definition of a separation is when spouses live separate and apart with no reasonable prospect of resuming cohabitation, this does not require any form of document or a court order. What is required is that an objective 3rd party would say that the spouses are no longer living together as spouses, but are living their lives as separate individuals and the relationship has ended. Being separated does not depend on whether spouses are physically separated or not.
Unlike divorce, both married and non-married spouses can legally separate. Once spouses are separated, they can make claims for spousal support and child support (if there are children). However, only married couples can make a claim for an equalization of net family properties. When spouses separate, it is recommended that they settle their affairs through a separation agreement or court order.
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Separation
Agreements
A Separation Agreement* is a legally binding document that summarizes the terms of your separation. This document typically includes all legal agreements pertaining to property (assets, debts, matrimonial home, gifts, inheritances), as well as child and spousal support, and a Parenting Plan.
The Agreement also includes the agreed upon terms of any life insurance policies, and medical or dental plans. Our mediators use the terms reached during the mediation process to draft the Separation Agreement.
* A Separation Agreement is a contract between you and your spouse or partner that states the settlement of issues relating to your separation. Drafting your Separation Agreement is an administrative task and by doing so does not mean we are implying that we are lawyers and providing any legal advice. We strongly encourage any persons who are going through mediation to receive Independent Legal advice from a family law lawyer.
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Child & Spousal
Support Calculations
Child and spousal support calculations are an important part of your legal separation.
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 marital separation 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 a legal separation. It includes clear guidelines and expectations on how you and your ex-partner will co-parent following the mutual separation, 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 during the separation process. This not only helps parents avoid future conflict, but is also for the health and well-being of children. Our goal as legal separation mediators in Guelph is to help you create a plan that reflects the needs and interests of your children following your marriage separation, 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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Professionally Drafted
Separation Agreements
Separation Services For Couples in Guelph
What is Family Mediation?
Separation can be a painful, challenging process. Family mediation is ultimately designed to make the marital separation process less difficult, by creating an environment that will allow both parties to forgo a mutual separation amicably. With family mediation, a qualified legal separation professional will facilitate collaboration between you and your ex-partner and help you both reach legally binding agreements on all aspects of your marriage separation, from assets to childcare.
Together with your ex, you will build a fair, sustainable agreement that reflects both of your interests, and complete the marital separation 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 legal separation 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 legal separation process.
Our approach is efficient, effective, and ultimately intended to help you avoid the stressful and
pricey process of litigation (family court).
With over 15 years of combined experience in legal separation, we have extensive knowledge of the
systems that govern and support family structures. Simply put, we have helped countless
families seek legal separation through mediation. We’re here to help you navigate the
process with ease so that you can move forward with your life.
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 marital separation 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 legal separation process.
Discover our straightforward step-by-step separation process below.
30-45 minute joint meeting with your mediator
Both parties must attend of their own accord
Any questions are answered
Discuss the legal separation 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 legal separation
Opportunity to discuss your feelings regarding the marriage 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
Marital separation package given to you, which includes final copy of Separation Agreement and subsequent Schedules
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!
