Mediate Your Divorce: Don’t Lawyer Up and Head to Court

Top Judge sounds alarm over court access in her speech on August 13, 2011. Chief Justice of Canada explained why family divorce cases in particular should avoid the court system…

“In the family area, they get mired in processes that actually exacerbate the dispute and have bad consequences for the children involved and for preserving as much of the family assets as can be preserved.”

Beverley McLachlin would know. She is Chief Justice of Canada’s final court of appeal: the Supreme Court of Canada. When one of the best judges in Canadian history tells you that almost all family matters do not belong in the court processes, reasonable divorcing couples must listen and choose the family mediation … Read more »

Exploring Gilsig Divorce and Family Mediation Services

I provide divorce and family mediation services that include:

• Offering a neutral place for you and your former spouse to meet;
• Discussing and guiding the mediation process;
• Setting the tone for the meetings to provide for constructive dialogue;
• Helping to define the issues you both need to resolve;
• Facilitating understanding and communication between you and your former spouse about the issues;
• Keeping your discussions on track;
• Helping you gather and keep track of information and documents;
• Teaching you and your former spouse skills for better communication and cooperative problem solving;
• Helping you maintain a working relationship with your former spouse which is particularly important if you have children because you will need to keep in contact while they

Vancouver BC Family Lawyer Provides Excellent BC Marriage Agreements and Well-Crafted Separation Agreements

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British Columbia Marriage Agreements 

British Columbia Separation Agreements

Well crafted BC Marriage Agreements set expectations and let the spouses decide what is fair during the relationship and on the breakdown of their relationship. Making the commitment to enter into a common law or civil marriage is one of life’s most life-changing decisions. The decisions warrants you give careful consideration to the financial impact your marriage will have on your assets, debts and income.

By negotiating a BC Marriage Agreement, you ensure that you establish a solid foundation of mutual understanding for your shared life ahead, by defining and agreeing upon short and long financial goals and expectations right from the start.  If … Read more »