Mediation can help resolve family matters to the benefit of all parties, quickly and effectively. Whether it's a question of asset distribution or parental rights, mediation can help the parties identify and explore their positions, and arrive at a resolution that works for their situation. Mediation can also shorten resolution time, and reduce the amount of time each party must invest in the process to ensure their needs are met.
A separation in a family can be overwhelming and financially and emotionally devastating for all concerned. Spouses generally must establish two homes, even though their combined income is unchanged. In many cases, both households must learn to accept a lower standard of living.
While one party may lose day-to-day contact with the children, in most cases the bond between children and parents needs to be protected for the benefit of the children. The mediator can help develop an effective and practical parenting plan that works for the parties and their children.
Mediation is an alternative, less formal way to resolve the issues, and can save both parties the emotional and financial cost of litigation. The mediator helps manage the conflict, and ensures the parties focus their attention on creating a fair agreement that they themselves have helped design.
If the parties require assistance with their finances, the mediator will help resolve child support, spousal support, and equalization payment (property) issues.
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Unresolved estate matters can have a devastating effect on families, and can cause undue hardship for the individuals involved. DRS can help the parties reach a consensus that helps preserve relationships and resolve the issues faster.
Estate issues are often complicated and emotionally charged
By nature, most people don't anticipate what will happen when they die. Managing an estate as the estate trustee is a daunting task, and trustees often find that this role is much more involved than they anticipated.
This stress, combined with the intertwined feelings of loss, competition, entitlement, and unresolved family discord make estate issues particularly complex and emotional.
Mediation can help
Mediation is effective at sorting through the emotional issues that lead to challenged Wills and Estates, paving the way for a resolution that workd for all beneficiaries, while making decisions and interpreting the wishes of the deceased in the best way possible. Mediation can help with living wills, medical treatment decisions, division of assets, survivor benefits, and insurance issues.
Your mediator must understand Estate Laws
There have been many changes to Estate Laws that govern mediation, particularly in the Toronto courts. Our mediation team understands the law, and has experience in many complex estate issues, including living wills, management of minors, contested wills, Intestates, and holograph will conflicts.
Our goal is to facilitate closure with a cost-effective and time sensitive intervention to resolve problems in a respectful and confidential manner.
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