Mediate BC has a roster of family mediators who have met our stringent requirements in:
Legal disputes in the court system can take months or even years to complete. The longer a family dispute takes to resolve the higher the financial and emotional toll on the family. This is where mediation can help. A Department of Justice Canada study in 2007 found that cases which … more »
The Mediate BC Mediator Survey 2014 showed just how much more affordable family mediation can be on average when compared to litigation. The survey found that average total mediation fees were less than $2,000 ($1,784 to be precise). Since parties usually share this total cost, the average cost to each… more »
The Mediate BC Mediator Survey 2014 found that over 90% of mediations resolved all issues or helped the parties move towards resolution. These resolution rates were particularly high in family mediations where:
Family mediators should be aware of the new federal legislation about family homes on reserve: The Family Homes on Reserve and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act. The is a great start and LSS’s Aboriginal Legal Aid BC website also provides helpful resources and information.… more »
We are very pleased to advise that the Comite Des Organismes Accrediteurs en Mediation Familiale (Quebec) has published on its website a translated version of Mediate BC’s Distance Mediation Practice Guidelines. These guidelines were a key deliverable from our Distance Mediation Project, a six-year research initiative funded by the… more »
We welcome a special guest post today from Monique Steensma, Manager of the Court Mediation Program of Mediate BC. Monique describes an exciting new Online Dispute Resolution / Mediation initiative available to small claims litigants at Robson Square Provincial Court in Vancouver. Feel free to pass this important information along … more »
Although we tend to spend a lot of our time focusing on the future it is good to also consider and honour the past. I was asked recently to provide a short summary of the development of family mediation in British Columbia – “just four or five paragraphs”. Well, as… more »
“Watch for wood!” yelled my Dad to his kids as we scooted off in small boats during our long summer holidays on Vancouver Island. My Dad knew that the hazards of boating on the BC coast included all the wood pieces, logs and stumps floating on the surface and lying… more »
As many of you know, Mediate BC’s Distance Mediation Project (also affectionately known as the Technology-Assisted Mediation Project) published its Practice Guidelines and Final Evaluation Report earlier this year. They can be found here. One of the most impressive products of that six-year effort was the Project Blog, created… more »