Family Mediation Toronto
Looking to separate or divorce? Get the help you need to resolve the challenges of divorce in a timely, respectful and cost-effective manner that provides amicable solutions to all involved.
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Family mediation is a negotiation between two parties that happens with the help of a third party - the ‘mediator’. It can provide a lower-conflict (and lower-cost) alternative to taking familial disputes through the court system.
More and more families in Ontario are turning to family mediation services as a way to work through the very complex issues surrounding family separation outside of the court system.
While these decisions can never be made lightly, Separate Simply can assist your family in coming to a mutually beneficial agreement as smoothly and painlessly as possible.
Many families would prefer to keep their separation proceedings out of family court if possible. It's best to avoid exposing their children to the trauma of witnessing a legal custody dispute if at all possible. While Family Mediation is voluntary, non legally binding and confidential, family court can be mandated, legally binding, and is public record.
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During the mediation process, both parties meet with a trained, impartial third party who are experts in their field. Ontario has strict standards for qualifying to become a mediator.
Clients at Separate Simply can feel rest assured that they are being assisted by someone with years of family mediation experience and a strong background in family law, conflict resolution and dispute management.
Family mediation allows two parties that are legally and emotionally dissolving their relationship to maintain and develop a civil relationship as they move to being amicable co-parents or exes, ameliorating as much resentment or bitterness as possible. We recommend clients seek independent legal advice alongside mediation services.
If you believe mediation might be the right choice for your family, Separate Simply is here to support you. Keep reading to learn more about the specific services we offer, our experience, and how we can help your family navigate separation.
In cases where a relationship or partnership is being dissolved but both partners are still committed to maintaining their relationship as co-parents, mediation can be a way to come to an agreement on such difficult issues as child support and child custody.
For this reason, family mediation is often thought to be a better alternative to going to court for children, who often suffer the most during drawn-out custody disputes.
By using a family mediator, both parties can:
| FAMILY COURT (LITIGATION) | FAMILY MEDIATION TORONTO | |
| Cost | Litigation can cost up to $90,000 depending on how long the case complexity and how long it takes the court to resolve it. | Costs less than $9,000. You may end up paying only $2,000 if the case is less complex than normal. |
| Expectation | It’s impossible for a lawyer to provide a baseline on how much it’ll cost to “win” and gain your entitlements. The same is the case for the litigation’s timeline. | The mediation team will provide a definitive estimate of the cost and timeline upfront. |
| Timing | The pre-trial phase of litigation in family court can take up the next 18 months. And you do have to pay your lawyer through this timeline. A comprehensive trial can take several years. | Family mediation offers a more reasonable time estimate. Both parties can come to an agreed resolution in less than three weeks. |
| Process | The opposite parties in a family litigation case often contest all family assets, including full custody of the children. | The mediators play an active part in finding a middle ground for both parties regarding asset division and who gets custody of the kids. |
| Privacy | Court offers zero privacy. You’ll have to reveal personal details of your family life, work, relationship, and finances. It’ll all be on record and remain publicly accessible for life. | Mediation comes with total privacy. Any personal information you provide will stay confidential and sealed away. Some family mediators go as far as destroying past client info after a predetermined timeline elapses. |
| Decision | The final decision-maker is the judge. The judge’s ruling is final and incontestable. | Mediators do not make the final decision regarding your family’s future. They’ll only guide you and your ex-partner to a mutually beneficial agreement for both parties and the kids. |
Cost: Litigation can cost up to $90,000 depending on how long the case complexity and how long it takes the court to resolve it.
Expectation: It’s impossible for a lawyer to provide a baseline on how much it’ll cost to “win” and gain your entitlements. The same is the case for the litigation’s timeline.
Timing: The pre-trial phase of litigation in family court can take up the next 18 months. And you do have to pay your lawyer through this timeline. A comprehensive trial can take several years.
Process: The opposite parties in a family litigation case often contest all family assets, including full custody of the children.
Privacy: Court offers zero privacy. You’ll have to reveal personal details of your family life, work, relationship, and finances. It’ll all be on record and remain publicly accessible for life.
Decision: The final decision-maker is the judge. The judge’s ruling is final and incontestable.
Cost: Costs less than $9,000. You may end up paying only $2,000 if the case is less complex than normal.
Expectation: The mediation team will provide a definitive estimate of the cost and timeline upfront.
Timing: Family mediation offers a more reasonable time estimate. Both parties can come to an agreed resolution in less than three weeks.
Process: The mediators play an active part in finding a middle ground for both parties regarding asset division and who gets custody of the kids.
Privacy: Mediation comes with total privacy. Any personal information you provide will stay confidential and sealed away. Some family mediators go as far as destroying past client info after a predetermined timeline elapses.
Decision: Mediators do not make the final decision regarding your family’s future. They’ll only guide you and your ex-partner to a mutually beneficial agreement for both parties and the kids.
