Mediation and Collaborative Law

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. She is a member of the International Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Together with Milka Vujnovic, a family law lawyer and mediator who can mediate support and property issues, she provides comprehensive mediation of all disputes resulting from separation. She can help couples arrive at a complete legal separation agreement. This comprehensive mediation service is available at both the Westdale Village location and in Mississauga.

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.