We are a boutique online firm helping couples across British Columbia peacefully resolve the details of their separation.
We know that you don’t want to be bogged down in a lengthy & stressful legal process so we developed a better way for you to separate.
Our entire process has been carefully designed to promote an efficient and amicable experience for families.
We have been assisting our clients online since 2016, well before the onset of the global pandemic, as a result of the efficiency, comfort, privacy and safety of the process.
Our combination of knowledge about family law, expertise in peaceful resolution, and focus on client priorities is the key to our efficient & amicable mediation process.
You’ll have our help getting organized with the use of our secure Client Portal to gather and exchange your financial documentation.
You’ll receive family law information about separation, such as your rights and responsibilities for dividing property and debt, paying or receiving child support and spousal support, and your parenting plan.
You’ll have guidance through sensitive discussions about important issues during which we help you brainstorm and understand potential options. We provide our expertise but the two of you retain decision-making power on the terms of your agreement.
When you agree on the terms, we draft your Separation Agreement based on your joint instructions. The Separation Agreement is the important legal document that you need to document your parenting plan, separate your finances, and address other issues that may be relevant for you, such as support, pensions, timelines for moving, etc.
Whether you simply need your verbal agreement to be ‘papered’ into a Separation Agreement, or you need help reaching a resolution, we are here to provide the tailored level of support that you need.
We build flexibility into all aspects of our divorce mediation service so that your experience is tailored to your exact needs.
Meeting by video chat or phone is an effective, convenient, comfortable and safe way for our clients to complete their Separation Agreements. This is our chosen method of engaging with clients due to the incredible efficacy of the format.
It also keeps our overhead low which is important because we believe that you shouldn’t have to pay for us to have a glitzy office.
We have flexible availability up to 7pm so that you can address your family matters with our divorce service when it’s convenient for you.
The uncertainty of hourly billing is unnecessarily stressful for clients so we have created Flat Fee/ Fixed Timeline mediation packages tailored to address the level of support that you need to complete your BC Separation Agreement:
See our Innovative Process page for details about pricing & the steps you’ll experience when you complete your Separation Agreement with us.
Our values are built into the very foundation of our BC family mediation practice.
While practicing as a family law lawyer at a prestigious law firm, our founder realized how destructive the traditional family law system is for most families.
Not one for accepting how things have always been done, she created an innovative new service that is highly streamlined, efficient, and driven by the values of focus, collaboration, empathy and innovation.
We are focused on efficient & amicable separations. It’s what we do.
We bring over a decade of experience in family law, with experience both as a family law lawyer and a family law mediator.
We believe in respectful discussion & problem-solving.
Having facilitated hundreds of mediated Separation Agreements, we know that peaceful resolution is attainable for many, many families.
Rather than you each hiring your own lawyer to negotiate and document your family matters, together you work with our family law mediator, a neutral family law professional who does not represent either of you but instead helps you find a solution that will work for both of you.
We put ourselves in your shoes.
We designed our processes based on our clients’ priorities and needs, including when we meet, how we structure our fees, and how we manage the timeline of your process.
We think outside the traditional family law box.
The old way of doing things doesn’t work for most families: it’s generally expensive, extremely slow, stressful, and worsens relationships even in relatively simple cases.
We think you deserve better so we created an innovative divorce service to meet your needs.
Still at the planning stage of your separation?
Our founder, Christina Vinters, wrote Pathways to Amicable Divorce: Directions for the Beginning of Your Separation to help separating couples avoid the common divorce pitfalls & increase the likelihood of an amicable divorce.
Endorsements
"...Start here! ...This book is a master resource for those who want to consider out-of-court options... She has really done her research and the reader will benefit from how well she has organized and simplified tons of information, written in a very accessible way." - Bill Eddy, family lawyer, mediator, therapist, and international speaker.
"No reasonable person could wish to have the misery of a litigated divorce. This book clearly and succinctly guides readers towards an amicable divorce. It's full of insightful tips to help them start out on the right path." - J. Mark Weiss, J.D., Attorney, Mediator, & International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Board Member.
"Christina Vinters guides the reader in a way that informs and supports, with insightful lessons learned from her years of experience that assist the reader to focus on what is important; always holding the best possible outcomes for families front and centre."- Dr. Susan Gamache, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist, Marriage & Family Therapist.
"Wow. What a succinct, informative book for parents (in particular) facing the fear and uncertainty of completing their intimate partnership." - Karen Bonnell, Co-Parent Coach, Mediator, & Best-Selling Author of the Co-Parenting Handbook
"I'm grateful to Christina Vinters for sharing this information with the masses in North America. Her experience as an attorney, combined with her intentions as a human have come together in an easy-to-read, inspirational companion for healthy progress." - Tara Eisenhard, Mediator, Coach, Speaker, Author & Divorce Blogger
