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Divorcing Well™ Mediation
Divorce Mediation
Divorcing Well™ is a unique divorce mediation process refined over 30 years of working with divorces.
Teryl Scott’s family lawyers saw that the divorce industry needed better tools to help families. Divorces do not need to be expensive and drawn out.
Divorcing Well™ uses our lawyers for mediation which empowers you to complete your separation agreement peacefully, without the legal battles experienced in traditional divorces.
Our mediation experts make your separation a smooth and affordable process.
You choose—five week mediation, fully facilitated by our legal mediator. Or, choose our two week Do-It-Yourself mediation. Our legal mediator provides oversight and preparation of the separation agreement which provides you with your uncontested terms of your divorce.
DIY Two-Week Divorce Mediation:
Step 1
Book Your Appointment
Get your first appointment with your mediation lawyer.
Step 2
Three meetings, Two Documents, two Weeks
A separation agreement and an equalization table. These are foundational documents required for your uncontested divorce.
Step 3
Independent Legal Advice
Then each party has the option to review the completed separation papers with independent legal counsel.
After Step 3 all that is left to do is apply to the courts for divorce
5 Week Full Service Divorce Mediation:
Step 1
Book Your Appointment
Get your first appointment with your mediation lawyer.
Step 2
Five Separate Mediation Meetings
Over the course of five weeks each party will meet with the mediator separately.
Step 3
Independent Legal Advice
Then each party has the option to review the completed separation papers with independent legal counsel.
After Step 3 all that is left to do is apply to the courts for divorce
We were very pleased with the quick, friendly and professional service we received while getting our will and estate in order.
Christina Reid7/02/2021
Excellent experience all around. Realistic, personable and efficient. Lisa made the whole process as simple and painless as possible and I would highly recommend her services.
Amy Klinger6/02/2021
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Peaceful Separation with Mediation
Peaceful Divorces have never been so easy
Traditional separations have each party hire their own family lawyer, who write costly positional letters outlining their client’s demands.
These adversarial proceedings increase the risk of contested divorces. Which makes a divorce costly and can be drawn out over years.
Together, but Separate
Each party meets with the family mediator separately. This minimizes conflict and allows us to focus on fair and reasonable outcomes.
Cost Effective
By using Divorcing Well™ both parties get the benefit of sharing legal mediation costs. Using mediation for separations minimizes the conflict, which reduces your legal time and hence costs.
Fair Outcomes
We provide unbiased legal information through mediation. Our mediator's responsibility is to create fair outcomes at minimal cost to you.
Our mediation lawyers help You Every Step Of The Way
Our lawyers are also trained mediation experts. We’re here to help your separation be clear and efficient.
important things you should know
FAQ About Divorce Mediation
Yes the Divorcing Well™ process requires both parties to participate in the mediation meetings. However it’s important to know that each party meets with the legal mediator separately.
Divorcing Well™ is a mediation process that focuses on finding resolutions between the separating parties. Our legal mediators are impartial and focus on fair outcomes for both parties.
With Divorcing Well™ meditations, which establish the terms of your divorce, costs a flat fee of $4,500 plus HST per party if it is a standard mediation.
For complex mediations (e.g., where business assets or self-employment is involved) a separate quote is required.
Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. has a sliding fee scale available to people with lower incomes.
Yes absolutely! You can book a free consultation with us, or contact us to learn more.
Our Legal Mediation Team Is Here For You
Our team is caring and compassionate with over 30+ years of experience in family law.
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Divorce Mediation Timeline
Divorcing Well™ mediations are completed in just five weeks. The parties provide the requested financial information within the first three weeks and attend each week’s meeting separately.
In the fourth and fifth week, the draft separation agreement is ready to review. Final negotiations are completed with their personal family lawyers, the parties and mediator.
When the parties have been separated for a year, they then can have the Divorcing Well™ legal mediator draft the divorce documents and share this cost too.
What happens if the separation agreement cannot get it mediated in five weeks?
After five weeks, the parties have a clear understanding of what the outstanding issues are and what the likely legal outcomes would be if they go to court. If one of the terms of the separation agreement cannot be agreed upon, then the parties have to bring that issue in front of a judge to resolve it.
DIY Two-Week Mediation Fees
The DIY Two-Week Mediation fees are $1,725 each plus HST. If you both agree on most of the terms and can communicate with each other the DIY two-week mediation is the most cost effective for you!
This process provides you with a separation agreement — the uncontested terms of your divorce — and an equalization table, which is a full accounting of all your assets and debts.
Divorcing Well™ 5 Week Mediation Fees
Divorcing Well™ meditations–which establish the terms of your divorce– cost a flat fee of $4500 plus HST per party if it is a standard mediation. For complex mediations (e.g., where business assets or self-employment is involved) a separate quote is required.
Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. has a sliding fee scale available to people with lower incomes.
Stage One
Each party is expected to provide all of the banking, financial and income tax information within the timeframes requested by the legal drafter.
- Then separately attend four (1.5 to 2 hrs) sessions with the legal mediator over four consecutive weeks
Stage Two
The legal mediator and legal drafter:
- begin to prepare the draft separation agreement, an equalization table, two income statements and a joint property statement
- with all the parties and their legal counsel, they host a final mediation in week five (separate rooms but at the same time)