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Supporting Negotiations between Adult Children and Their Parents – the Child Support Eligibility Mediation Project

Part 1 Mediation has become a common method of resolving family disputes arising out of separation and divorce such as who should pay support for the families’ children.  In fact, in British Columbia, the Family Law Act strongly recommends using “out of court” resolution processes including mediation. But what about… more »

Ready to Launch: Mediate BC is helping to launch young adults into their next phase of life with the Child Support Eligibility Mediation Project

Mediate BC is managing an innovative project to pilot a mediation model incorporating both interest-based and evaluative approaches to help separated families resolve disputes concerning the eligibility of adult children for child support and special expenses. The Child Support Eligibility Mediation Project is being carried out in collaboration with the … more »