Many believe they’re always complex, contentious, and costly. However, mediation and collaborative law offer effective alternatives.
❌A common myth is that these divorces always result in lengthy court battles.
✅In reality, mediation provides a private, efficient way to resolve disputes. A mediator helps both parties negotiate and reach agreements without the need for a courtroom showdown.
❌Another misconception is that collaborative law is only for simpler cases.
✅In fact, it’s ideal for high-net-worth situations. Collaborative law involves a team of experts working together with both parties to address complex financial issues and find fair solutions. This approach reduces the emotional and financial toll of divorce.
By choosing mediation or collaborative law, you can navigate a high-net-worth divorce more smoothly and preserve your financial and emotional well-being.
If you’re facing this challenge, consider these methods for a more amicable and cost-effective resolution.
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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.