Services
Legal Services
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Whether it’s an amicable separation, or contentious divorce, I can help you navigate the waters of your family law matter. I can help you with a separation agreement, cohabitation agreement and legal divorce, or pursue your matter judicially through a chambers application, pre-trial conference or trial
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Let me help you prepare and execute a Will, Power of Attorney and Health Care Directive, or administer/probate your loved one’s estate.
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Whatever type of civil claim you are dealing with, I can help. I’ve dealt with everything from basic contract disputes, to construction based claims, from defamation actions to complex multi-party insurance claims.
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Buying or selling your house or land, or refinancing same, can be a simple stress free process.
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Whether you need to incorporate, restructure or maintain an existing company, I can help you stay up to date.
Mediation
I am a designated Family mediator, recognized by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice pursuant to Section 44.01 of The King’s Bench Act, 1998. Mediation is a self-directed dispute resolution process, where the parties work through their issues together with a neutral third party. I can help facilitate communication, can help clarify issues and encourage the parties to find a mutually acceptable solution. Mediation is 100% voluntary and the outcome is determined by the parties, not the mediator.
Mediation can help you resolve all types of disputes, including and especially family law disputes, in a way that preserves and restores relationships, provides flexible, private and a non-adversarial alternative to litigation and lets the parties craft their own solutions. It is normally faster and more cost-effective than litigation and can provide more satisfying results given the relationship-focus and the parties’ control of the result.
Parenting Coordination
I am a certified parenting coordinator, recognized by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice. Parenting coordination is a child-focused, out-of-court dispute resolution process for separated families
My job as a parenting coordinator is two-fold. Because of the nature of the engagement, I will firstly and foremost act as a mediator. While wearing that hat, I will facilitate conversations, help the parties understand each other, remain neutral and hopefully help the parties reach consensus on the issue(s) at play. If resolution is not possible, my role shifts into an adjudicative role, whereby I will make sure both parties are heard and have had an opportunity to fully express themselves and their interests, and thereafter make a decision that is in the best interests of the children.
Parenting coordination is designed to assist the parties in settling disputes in a timely and efficient manner. There needs to be a general parenting arrangement in place and then I can help the parties sort out some of the more ancillary aspects of parenting that may arise and help reduce parental conflict. The goal is for the parties to ultimately be able to resolve these issues without assistance, and therefore need to see me less and less as the engagement progresses.