Family Law Agreements
Divorce and Separation
Marriage/Cohabitation (“Pre-Nup”)
We provide free, no obligation, initial consultations.
Our accredited family law mediators help you create legally enforceable divorce, separation, and marriage & cohabitation (“pre-nup”) agreements — much faster, with better results, at a significantly lower cost.
Family law agreements created through mediation are much more likely to fully satisfy each of the legal, economic, and personal requirements of everyone involved.
We can help you sort through every aspect of your family law matter, including:
- Division of Property and Debts
- Spousal Support
- Child Support
- Custody and Guardianship of Children
- Parenting Arrangements
- Parent or Child Relocation
- Common Law Relationships
- High Conflict Disputes
- High Net Worth Individuals
- Corporate Assets and/or Family Business(es)
- Pensions and Retirement
- International Jurisdictions
- Any/all other issues arising from a family law matter.
The highly structured mediation process creates a neutral, safe, and productive environment that allows for meaningful “forward focused” discussions. This setting not only encourages resolution, but also tends to create much more satisfactory outcomes.
By avoiding courtroom battles you can save hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees alone.
The highly adaptable approach of mediation is easily customized to meet the particular needs and concerns of every unique family situation.
Through mediation you can resolve you family law matter in a matter of weeks — instead of months or even years.
All our family law mediations are led by:
Mr. Glen Evans – B.A., M.F.A., J.D., Q.Arb.
Glen is a highly skilled and experienced family law mediator, and a former divorce lawyer. Glen also teaches family law and dispute resolution as an adjunct law professor.
Glen Evans, BA, MFA, JD, Q.Arb
Accredited Family Mediator
Mr. Evans helps clients navigate through difficult family circumstances with the utmost professionalism, care, and integrity.
Glen’s knowledge, insight, and experience guides clients towards the creation of an agreement that:
- fully resolves complex personal and legal issues
- actually meets everyone’s needs
- fits within the law
- stands the test of time.
Glen provides family law mediation services throughout all parts of British Columbia — either “in person” or online through “video conference” (Zoom or MS Teams).
“Glen is highly professional, personable, knowledgeable, and a skilled negotiator.
He achieved an agreement for us that, quite frankly, would have been impossible without his help.
Our dispute was highly charged. Glen kept a calm presence, spoke with self assurance, stayed focused on both short and long term goals, and was nimble in navigating the fluid nature of our disagreements.
I can’t say it enough… Your help was invaluable. Thank you!“
– David M.
“Glen was incredibly understanding during a very difficult time. He genuinely cares about his clients, and puts everything in easy to understand language. He helps keep things in perspective. Great service!”
– Margaret D.
OTHER ADVANTAGES OF MEDIATION:
Best For Children
Everyone involved in a separation or divorce is required, by law, to protect the “best interests of the children.”
Numerous research projects have determined that, due to its efficiency and less toxic nature, the best interests of children are most likely to be protected whenever parents are able to resolve their family law disputes “out-of-court.”
Mediation is a win-win for all concerned — especially children.
More Flexible With Better Outcomes
It is extremely rare for the courts to deviate from decades-old legal precedents and procedures. It is very much a “one-size-fits-all” approach to separation and divorce.
Instead of being bound by rigid courtroom rules and procedure, mediation provides:
A “modern, flexible, and forward‑thinking” approach to problem solving.
It’s “your family” and “your dispute.”
Mediation allows you to find “your solution.”
Low Cost And High Value
Resolving your dispute through mediation will save you thousands of dollars!
Ask us how and we will gladly show you the numbers that can potentially lead to tens of thousands of dollars in savings.
Parties who choose mediation also tend to:
Walk away with a much higher sense of satisfaction — both in terms of the process itself, and the outcomes achieved.
Low Cost / High Value
Resolving your dispute through mediation will save you thousands of dollars!
Ask us how and we will gladly show you the numbers that can potentially lead to tens of thousands of dollars in savings.
Parties who choose mediation also tend to:
Walk away with a much higher sense of satisfaction — both in terms of the process itself, and the outcomes achieved.
More Flexible With Better Outcomes
It is extremely rare for the courts to deviate from decades-old legal precedents and procedures. It is very much a “one-size-fits-all” approach to separation and divorce.
Instead of being bound by rigid courtroom rules and procedure, mediation provides:
A “modern, flexible, and forward‑thinking” approach to problem solving.
It’s “your family” and “your dispute.”
Mediation allows you to find “your solution.”
100% Private and Confidential
Courtroom proceedings are wide open to the public. Whereas “out-of-court” resolutions are 100% private and confidential.
Nobody needs to know your business, except you.
Time Efficient
The courts are desperately backlogged. Things have only gotten worse since the Covid-19 pandemic. It is now common to have scheduled courtroom hearings and trials cancelled at the very last minute, only to be rescheduled to the following year, (or later!)
It can easily take multiple years, to get your family law matter fully resolved in court.
Instead of endless, long, frustrating courtroom delays and cancellations, we will speak with you within 24 hours of calling or completing our online contact form.
The mediation process can get started within a matter of days, and in some cases can be fully completed within just a few weeks.
100% Private and Confidential
Courtroom proceedings are wide open to the public. Whereas “out-of-court” resolutions are 100% private and confidential.
Nobody needs to know your business, except you.