Guiding you through your separation process with compassion & collaboration.
Perspective Mediations: A New Approach to Family Law in Chatham-Kent
At Perspective Mediations, we offer a different and supportive way to handle family law issues. Our team includes lawyers, mediators, mental health professionals, separation coaches, and financial specialists. We aim to make the divorce/separation process compassionate and focused on long-term harmony, ensuring that family relationships remain positive even after the separation.
We guide our clients through a clear, step-by-step mediation process. Our goal is to help couples separate in a more peaceful and efficient manner, reducing conflict and stress.
Our team provides professional advice on legal matters, finances, mental well-being, and family dynamics. We don’t just assist with the divorce/separation itself; we also help clients plan and take action for a successful post-separation future. We strive to make each client feel valued and unique, and we are dedicated to supporting your specific needs and timeline. With our help, you’ll be better prepared for the next chapter in your life.
OUR SERVICES
TEAM MEDIATION
With Team Mediation, you and your spouse will work with three neutral professionals: a financial professional, a family professional and a separation coach. These professionals will help with communication, co-parenting, financial matters and the emotional aspects of your separation. Our team is dedicated to achieving long-term results and fostering positive family dynamics. By the end of the process, you’ll have a realistic, sustainable, personalized legal separation agreement.
Your separation agreement can be finalized one of two ways. Either you can choose to have a neutral family lawyer sit in on the mediations to provide access to legal knowledge while you make your decisions, followed by independent legal advice sessions with two other lawyers when the separation agreement is drafted and complete; or you can choose to have two family lawyers involved from the start of the mediation, providing legal advice as you go.
Benefits of Team Mediation:
- Faster and More Affordable: Issues are often resolved more quickly and at a lower cost.
- Client-Controlled: You and your spouse are in charge of the decisions, not judges or lawyers.
- Custom Solutions: You can create solutions tailored to your needs, often leading to more satisfactory outcomes.
- Privacy: The process is confidential, keeping your details out of the public record.
OUR TEAM
Do you want to be heard? Are you seeking support through this major transition?
Separation can be painful and scary. Yet it can also be a time for reinvention and new beginnings.
Janice works individually with each client to ensure you feel truly heard and understood throughout the separation process. She specializes in helping both you and your spouse navigate your emotions, aiming to make the separation more productive and focused on finding solutions.
Janice provides practical tools to help you manage and process your feelings, and she helps you develop a clear plan for moving forward after the separation. Additionally, she offers coaching on effective co-parenting skills, supporting you in building a positive and cooperative parenting relationship for the future. Her goal is to make the separation process smoother and to prepare you for a fulfilling new chapter in your life.
As an accredited family mediator, Cathrin is dedicated to helping families navigate through disputes with a focus on communication and collaboration. Mediation provides a neutral ground where the involved parties can communicate openly, with the mediator guiding the discussion to ensure fairness and clarity. This process allows families to address issues such as divorce, parenting arrangements, and financial disputes. The mediator helps to de-escalate tensions, encourages collaborative problem-solving, and supports the creation of mutually beneficial agreements that prioritize the well-being of all family members, especially children in collaboration with the professional team.
Karl helps both spouses gather and understand their financial information, providing a clear and comprehensive picture of the family’s finances. He offers guidance on fair and reasonable options for moving forward after separation. Additionally, Karl educates both spouses by conducting cash-flow analyses, helping them understand their budget and financial options for rebuilding after separation. He also explains the potential long-term impacts of various settlement choices, ensuring that both parties are equipped to make informed decisions for their short-term and long-term financial well-being.
The lawyers at Perspective Mediations come from diverse backgrounds and offer a range of experiences. Here’s how they can assist you during your separation process.
You and your spouse can each have your own lawyer. These lawyers will work closely with you and the Perspective Mediation team to help you achieve a peaceful, efficient, and fair separation. They will provide specific legal advice and support you in advocating for your interests throughout the process. Many of our lawyers are trained in collaborative law and alternative dispute resolution to reduce conflict.
