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*For a Family Law Mediator, phone the Lawyer Referral Service at 604.687.3221 in Vancouver or 1.800.663.1919 toll-free elsewhere in BC. A Family Law Mediator is especially useful if one of the family law issues is dividing up the assets and property. | *For a Family Law Mediator, phone the Lawyer Referral Service at 604.687.3221 in Vancouver or 1.800.663.1919 toll-free elsewhere in BC. A Family Law Mediator is especially useful if one of the family law issues is dividing up the assets and property. | ||
*Call Family Mediation Canada at 1.877.362.2005 (toll-free) and ask for a list of the closest family mediators. Their website is www.fmc.ca. | *Call Family Mediation Canada at 1.877.362.2005 (toll-free) and ask for a list of the closest family mediators. Their website is [http://www.fmc.ca www.fmc.ca]. | ||
*Contact the Mediate BC Society, which maintains a list of family mediators. Call 1.888.713.0433 or click on www.mediatebc.com. | *Contact the Mediate BC Society, which maintains a list of family mediators. Call 1.888.713.0433 or click on [http://www.mediatebc.com www.mediatebc.com]. | ||
*Family Justice Counsellors may be able to help at no cost. Family Justice Counsellors typically help people with custody, access, guardianship or child support disputes in Provincial Court. Phone 604.660.2421 in the lower mainland, 250.387.6121 in Greater Victoria or toll-free 1.800.663.7867 elsewhere in BC, and ask to speak with a Family Justice Counsellor in the nearest Family Justice Centre. Also see the Family Justice website at www.justicebc.ca/en/fam/. | *Family Justice Counsellors may be able to help at no cost. Family Justice Counsellors typically help people with custody, access, guardianship or child support disputes in Provincial Court. Phone 604.660.2421 in the lower mainland, 250.387.6121 in Greater Victoria or toll-free 1.800.663.7867 elsewhere in BC, and ask to speak with a Family Justice Counsellor in the nearest Family Justice Centre. Also see the Family Justice website at [http://www.justicebc.ca/en/fam/ www.justicebc.ca/en/fam/]. | ||
How to find a lawyer trained in collaborative settlement processes? | How to find a lawyer trained in collaborative settlement processes? | ||
*Phone the Lawyer Referral Service at 604.687.3221 in the lower mainland or 1.800.663.1919 elsewhere in BC. | *Phone the Lawyer Referral Service at 604.687.3221 in the lower mainland or 1.800.663.1919 elsewhere in BC. | ||
*Visit BC Collaborative Roster Society’s website at www.bccollaborativerostersociety.com and search for collaborative lawyers or other collaborative professionals nearby. | *Visit BC Collaborative Roster Society’s website at [http://www.bccollaborativerostersociety.com www.bccollaborativerostersociety.com] and search for collaborative lawyers or other collaborative professionals nearby. | ||
*Visit Collaborative Divorce Vancouver’s website at www.collaborativedivorcebc.org for the name of a member lawyer, as well as for names of other collaborative professionals. All members of the association have received both collaborative family law and mediation training. | *Visit Collaborative Divorce Vancouver’s website at [http://www.collaborativedivorcebc.org www.collaborativedivorcebc.org] for the name of a member lawyer, as well as for names of other collaborative professionals. All members of the association have received both collaborative family law and mediation training. | ||
*In the lower mainland, visit Collaborative Association’s website at www.nocourt.net for more information and list of professionals. | *In the lower mainland, visit Collaborative Association’s website at www.nocourt.net for more information and list of professionals. | ||
*In Victoria, call 250.704.2600 or go to www.collaborativefamilylawgroup.com for information on the Collaborative Family Law Group of Victoria and the name of a member lawyer. | *In Victoria, call 250.704.2600 or go to [http://www.collaborativefamilylawgroup.comwww.collaborativefamilylawgroup.com] for information on the Collaborative Family Law Group of Victoria and the name of a member lawyer. | ||
*In Kelowna and the Okanagan area, check the Okanagan Collaborative Family Law Group at www.collaborativefamilylaw.ca. | *In Kelowna and the Okanagan area, check the Okanagan Collaborative Family Law Group at [http://www.nocourt.ca www.collaborativefamilylaw.ca]. | ||
*In West Kootenays, call 1.866.926.1881 and visit www.resolutionplace.ca or www.nocourt.ca for more information on Resolution Place and the Collaborative Law Group of the Nelson. | *In West Kootenays, call 1.866.926.1881 and visit [http://www.resolutionplace.ca www.resolutionplace.ca] or [http://www.nocourt.ca www.nocourt.ca] for more information on Resolution Place and the Collaborative Law Group of the Nelson. | ||
==What questions should parties ask the mediator or collaborative lawyer?== | ==What questions should parties ask the mediator or collaborative lawyer?== | ||