Barbara has practiced mediation of Parenting Plans for over twenty years in her practice. She is:
- an accredited family mediator with the Ontario Association for Family Mediation
- a member of the International Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- an instructor and supervisor of mediators at the Peel Family Court
- a trainer of lawyers and social workers in mediation theory and skills
She can help couples arrive at comprehensive parenting plans and child support agreements for their legal separation agreement. This mediation service is available at both the Westdale Village location and in Mississauga. Barbara can refer couples for their financial agreements to family law mediators that she works in conjunction with. At times, Barbara co-mediates with Milka Vujnovic a family law lawyer in Westdale in Hamilton as well as other lawyers in the Mississauga to Hamilton corridor.
Barbara can help with post separation conflicts as well such as access issues, renegotiation of child support, travel and passport disputes blended family issues and changes in parenting plans.
You can access Barbara’s curriculum vitae here.
In Collaborative Law Barbara has received extensive training in facilitation of collaborative law teams and meetings and the mediation of parenting plans and children’s issues. She is experienced in providing support to difficult collaborative cases, acting as a child consultant to bring the children’s wishes to the table, and breaking impasses when parents cannot agree on a plan for their children. She is also able to provide ongoing support through her practice after the legal case has been resolved to support the family in making a successful transition to their new lives. She is a member of the Hamilton Halton Collaborative Practice Group and the International Association of Collaborative Law Practitioners.
Barbara can also act as a Parenting Co-ordinator, custody and access assessor, child expert and do family violence screening in family arbitration matters in high conflict divorces and disputes.
Please feel free to call me at 905-896-2378. I’d like to help.
