GENERAL FAMILY LAW TOOLS
(Available in Wordformat)
FAMILY LAW: Separation and Divorce Resource Table
This table lists many of the legal and mediation resources available to residents of British Columbia.

(Available in Excel fornat)
FAMILY LAW: Family Net Worth
The family asset and debt documents that you gather will have amounts that you may want to insert into the attached spreadsheet.  If you use data for same date - say June 30th -  then you will get a fairly accurate sense of your financial picture. 

GENERAL (CIVIL & COMMECIAL)
MEDIATION TOOLS
(Family Mediation Tools are available below.)

Many disputants, especially business disputants, enjoyed good relationships before the dispute. There may even be benefits to continuing the business relationship once the matter in dispute is resolved. The good relationship and the possibility of continuing to work together may be destroyed if the matter is resolved by trial or by arbitration.

For other matters, such as insurance and personal injury disputes, relationship may be of lesser importance than reaching a fair resolution quickly without the expense and confrontation of a trial.

Some conflicts involve families – such as family businesses, elder care arrangements or estate dispositions. Individual relationships are entangled with the substantive matter in dispute. Litigation will prolong the dispute and exacerbate personal differences.

How the mediation is organized varies depending on the type of dispute and the unique details of each dispute. My office can assist you to organize your mediation. The Dispute Analysis questionnaire located at the Preparing to Negotiate page of this web site will help you to focus on the dispute. The following tools will clarify the risks of not settling at mediation and provide an example of the agreement to mediate.

Here are some tools to help you:

(Available in Word, RTF, and PDF formats)
GENERAL MEDIATION: Risk Analysis
What will mediation cost you compared to litigation or some other dispute resolution process? This document helps you to identify and compare the relative costs of several dispute resolution processes from the perspective of legal costs, time, lost opportunity, risk, and stress.

(Available in Word, RTF, and PDF formats)
GENERAL MEDIATION: Frequently Asked Questions
This document describes general mediation, the kinds of matters that it is used for, the process, and my role. It will help you to determine what mediation is and whether it is the right process for you at this time.

(Available in Word, RTF, and PDF formats)
GENERAL MEDIATION: Agreement to Mediate
Mediation is a flexible and user-friendly process. Disputants have a say in how the mediation is designed. This agreement describes the basis on which you will mediate. As you review it, you, or your lawyer, may decide to the revise, add or delete clauses to meet your special circumstances.

FAMILY MEDIATION TOOLS
(General Mediation Tools Above)

Many couples find that the least expensive and most effective way of negotiating issues between them is by working with a specially trained, experienced and impartial mediator. I can help to keep you both on track, despite your differences, your strong emotions and communication difficulties, and, in most cases, I can help to relieve you of the anxiety that surrounds family disputes.

Here are some tools to help you:

(Available in Word, RTF, and PDF formats)
FAMILY MEDIATION: Frequently Asked Questions
This document describes family mediation, the kinds of matters that it is used for, the process, and my role. It will help you to determine what mediation is and whether it is the right process for you at this time.

(Available in Word, RTF, and PDF formats)
FAMILY MEDIATION: Agreement to Mediate
Each spouse signs an agreement like this one at the beginning of mediation. At times, clauses are added or deleted. You are encouraged to review this agreement with your lawyer.

Please note that while it is not necessary for you to have a lawyer, a lawyer can help you to understand what your obligations and entitlements are as well as the consequences of any agreement that you are contemplating. It is possible to find a lawyer who respects your decision to avoid litigation and who is prepared to work with clients who choose to use mediation.