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 »
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 »
Today, it is my privilege to publish a post about what is undoubtedly the single most important consideration for separating parents — including when they are participating in family mediation. My thanks go to our highly esteemed distance mediation team member, Eugene Raponi, Q.C., for providing us with this… more »
Our popular guest blogger, Kari Boyle, Executive Director of Mediate BC Society, joins us again today with another thoughtful piece. This time she explores the interesting question of when to recommend mediation to family clients: * * * I just read a very interesting post from Georgialee Lang about… more »
Because, whether we want them to or not, our connections with others are enduring. We can ignore them or deny them but, once made, they stay with us forever — as do any any loose ends left in our connections. This beautiful 3 minute video called “”… more »