What Kinds of Family Disputes?
People who are separating or divorcing often use family mediation to make decisions about how to deal with the family assets and debts, spousal support, child support and to develop parenting plans.Family mediation may also be used by couples to negotiate the terms of their relationship. It can be used to discuss the provisions of their pre-nuptial agreement. Or, if the couple is already married and considering separation, mediation may be used to negotiate a relationship that continues, but on different terms.Parents and teens can make use of mediation to work out behavioural issues. Aging parents and adult children may resolve disagreements over medical treatment, housing choices, perhaps even estate provisions.
