Divorcing Well™ and Family Law Mediation

Traditional divorces can be filled with conflict. Legal teams battle for tactical advantage. Legal fees accumulate and life savings dwindle. Children struggle to understand. Emotional damage can be extensive.

We do it differently.

DIVORCING WELL™ MEDIATED DIVORCE SOLUTIONS

Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. focuses on minimizing harm to family relationships and maximizing fair outcomes.

We work for separating couples who prefer to focus on their future. Who want to minimize the emotional damage to themselves, their children and their families.

Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. developed Divorcing Well™, an easier and more affordable divorce solution for Nova Scotians.

Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. is a trusted Halifax family law firm. Our core values are to assist families in their pursuit of fair and reasonable outcomes in cost-effective ways.  

*This separation agreement is the foundation for an uncontested divorce. Once you both sign the agreement with your personal lawyers and receive the Certificates of Independent Legal Advice, you avoid spending time battling in court over a contested divorce.

In Traditional Divorces

Each party hires their own divorce lawyer. These lawyers write costly letters outlining their clients’ demands. These adversarial proceedings often lead to contested divorces.

Legal fees for a one-day trial cost approximately $20,000; $40,000 for a two-day trial – you get the picture. The adversarial approach creates winners and losers and costs a lot of money.

We do it differently.

Divorcing Well™ embraces a “win-win” philosophy–increasing the possibility of having an uncontested divorce– which costs a lot less. 

Divorcing Well™ avoids the pitfalls associated with divorce lawyers battling. Divorcing Well™ gives the parties the benefit of receiving impartial legal information that is based on divorce law and precedent.

Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. is the impartial legal mediator. The fact that the conflicting parties share the cost of mediation encourages the parties to resolve the matters in a timely fashion.

Furthermore, with no retainer fees, you pay-as-you-go. That way, you always know where you stand – with no hidden or unpredictable fees.

Independent Legal Advice

An important part of Divorcing Well™ mediation is the parties consult their own personal lawyers. Receiving independent legal advice about the various proposed settlement terms that would lead to an uncontested divorce.

Since these settlement terms were developed through a collaborative process, the time required with independent legal counsel is significantly reduced.

This is so, because the parties have worked though the major issues that are important to them with the legal mediator.

Your personal lawyer offers independent legal advice which is another layer of assurance that the separation agreement, as drafted by the Divorcing Well™ mediator, is fair and reasonable and in your best interests.

To summarize, the parties are encouraged to consult their own lawyers before signing the separation agreement (drafted through the Divorcing Well™ process) to obtain a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice from their lawyers.

The Courts say that separation agreements signed without a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice are easier to overturn later. Furthermore, banks also require a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice to refinance the matrimonial home.

What Our Divorce Well™ Clients Say

Thanks Lisa.  You made an awful situation easier to bear. Thank you for your guidance. I am so very grateful to you.

A.H.

Thank you [Lisa Teryl] for all your patience and expertise getting me through this difficult time. I will contact you in the future to update my will.

C.F.

Thank you Lisa, you were worth every penny.

D.M.

FAMILY LAWYER SERVICES: WE DO IT DIFFERENTLY 

• Divorcing Well™
• Family and divorce mediations
• Uncontested Divorces
• Separation Agreements
• Cohabitation Agreements (Cohab)
• Prenuptial Agreements (Prenup)
• Child Custody and Parenting Plans
• Mediation Support via Webex for remote clients

Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc.: Halifax Family Law Mediation with a Difference

Divorcing Well™ Family Law Fees

Divorcing Well™ legal mediators provide a free 15 minute initial phone consultation for each party.

• Senior legal mediators cost $300 per hour.
• Each party shares the cost of preparing the separation agreement, and other required documents
• Each party pays for their own time with the Divorcing Well™ legal mediator

This boutique family law firm is committed to better access to legal services, therefore a sliding scale for legal fees is available for families with lower incomes.  Contact us for further information.