Clear, practical writing on separation in British Columbia: what a Separation Agreement covers, what mediation costs, how child support is calculated, and how to protect your children from conflict. Written by Rebecca Alleyne, family lawyer and accredited family mediator.
Average rates, what drives the total, and how to keep costs down. Plus what to do if you cannot afford it.
A non-lawyer mediator writes a Memorandum of Understanding, which then goes to a lawyer. That handoff is where cost and delay come from.
The rights are largely the same. The deadlines are not. What common law partners need to know about the two-year limitation period.
Conflict does not disqualify you. Neither does a complicated balance sheet. The real barrier is something else entirely.
The Guidelines give a clear roadmap. Seeing the calculations update on screen is what makes the conversation easy.
A separation agreement deals with everything. A divorce deals with one thing. Here is the order they go in.
Why I left law practice for mediation, and what a TED Talk about the true cost of divorce gets right.
Trust is not rebuilt through big gestures. It is built one marble at a time.
Separation does not mess up your kids. Conflict does. That distinction puts you back in control.
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