As a dedicated family mediator, my mission is to guide families through the divorce process with compassion, understanding, and a commitment to resolution outside of the courtroom.
Divorce can be a challenging journey. But there is a more effective and smoother way to heal from divorce.
Opting for mediation offers a path of collaboration and it really empowers both parties to make decisions that best suit their unique circumstances.
Here’s why mediation matters:
- Cost-Effective: Mediation is often more affordable than prolonged court battles, promoting open communication and collaboration to minimize financial strain.
- Timely Resolution: Mediation offers a faster path to resolution, reducing emotional toll with efficient, structured processes.
- Custom Solutions: Tailored agreements reflect your family’s unique dynamics and goals, ensuring a more satisfactory outcome.
As an experienced mediator who has helped so many families navigate divorce, my role is to facilitate constructive dialogue, enabling you to make informed decisions for a smoother transition.
If you or someone you know is going through divorce, please reach out so we can determine the best way forward for your situation.
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.