If this is you, then you should really consider the transformative power of collaborative and mediation-based approaches.
Here’s why they might be the right choice for you:
- Preserving Relationships: Are you concerned about maintaining a healthy co-parenting dynamic or minimizing conflict with your ex-spouse? Collaborative and mediation divorce emphasize cooperation over confrontation, creating better post-divorce relationships.
- Cost-Effective Solutions: Do you fear the financial implications of divorce litigation? By opting for out-of-court solutions, you can often save time and money, avoiding costly courtroom battles and lengthy legal proceedings.
- Empowerment Through Collaboration: If you’re ready to take control of your divorce process, then collaborative or mediation-based approaches could be the solution because it empowers you to actively participate in creating solutions that meet your unique needs and priorities.
- Privacy and Confidentiality: Are you seeking a more discreet divorce process? Collaborative and mediation divorce proceedings offer greater privacy and confidentiality compared to traditional litigation.
By embracing collaborative and mediation-based approaches, you’re not just ending a marriage – you’re creating space for a more peaceful and cooperative future.
Reach out today to explore your options.
Beryl McNeill is a Calgary divorce lawyer who strongly believes mutual respect and understanding go a long way toward resolving family law matters. As a Registered Collaborative Law practitioner in Calgary, she has dedicated her firm to amicable, cooperative negotiation as a means for settling divorces. Furthermore, throughout her law career, Beryl has seen the costs of adversarial negotiations, both financial and emotional. In emphasizing the collaborative approach, Beryl offers her clients a more efficient model that preserves personal and monetary assets alike.
More and more individuals are attracted to resolving their family law matters in a civil, respectful way. Therefore, they come to Beryl from many walks of life—as professionals in the oil and gas industry and their spouses, business owners, and working spouses with children. Clients say that even after a single consultation with Beryl they feel less stressed and more clear about the way forward.
Beryl understands the often fearful, emotional early stages of divorce. Incorporating skills developed from her training as a life coach, Beryl helps clients move beyond their stress response to more logical, creative thinking. Once there, she works with clients to discover what’s truly important to them in attaining divorce. Furthermore, she encourages clients to picture what a successful settlement would look like a year or more down the road as a means of focusing on their goals. By educating and empowering clients, Beryl seeks to transform the way they resolve family disputes—in a more constructive, intelligent and amicable way than would be possible otherwise.
Finally, Beryl is very active with the Family Bar and the Collaborative Law Community. Her involvement provides her clients with the assurance that she has her finger on the pulse of Family Law in Alberta, offering them a distinct advantage in their quest for equity and civility.