Welcome to Fairway Divorce Solutions in Grande Prairie. Our dedicated team of mediation and divorce experts are here to guide you through each step of the process, ensuring a smooth transition and laying the foundation for a brighter future.
Divorce mediation in Grande Prairie
Divorce is a challenging time
Going through a separation can be a stressful experience, and you likely have many questions. Do you need to hire a divorce lawyer in Grande Prairie, or can you resolve your issues using a divorce mediation process? We're here to answer your questions and guide you to a brigher future.
Hiring a divorce lawyer is expensive
Our fixed-fee mediation ensures transparency, combining expert legal advice with compassionate support, guiding you smoothly through the process while safeguarding your rights and future.
Resolution in 4 months
With The Fairway Method™ you achieve a resolution within 120 days after financial disclosure. Our structured process avoids lengthy court battles and empowers you to move forward with confidence and peace of mind.
Your journey to a new beginning
Our mediation approach is designed to mend what's broken, guiding you and your family towards a brighter future. It's time to embrace the life you've envisioned. Begin your journey with a simple phone call.
Divorce mediation services in Grande Prairie
The Fairway Divorce Solutions team brings extensive experience in divorce mediation as well as business and finance. Our proven divorce mediation process helps you move past emotional challenges and focus on a clear future.
Your Divorce Resolution Mediator will meet with each party separately, allowing for individual decision-making and minimizing stress. We prioritize the well-being of your children, assisting in creating detailed co-parenting plans with their best interests in mind.
All of Fairway Divorce’s separation agreements and plans adhere to the family law of your jurisdiction, including the Divorce Act, Federal Child Support Guidelines, and Family Property Act. You get independent legal advice from a family lawyer, and your final separation agreement will reflect everyone’s needs and future vision.
We know and love the Grande Prairie community we serve
Grande Prairie, Alberta, is home to many professional families who may face complex financial and parenting challenges during divorce, making Fairway Divorce Solutions' structured mediation process an ideal choice for those seeking a fair and efficient resolution. With a strong local economy driven by industries like oil and gas, many divorcing couples in Grande Prairie may have business assets or investments that require expert financial mediation to ensure equitable division without costly litigation.
Divorce Services
Asset Division
How Canadian law divides family property when a marriage ends: how property division works, how it varies by province, excluded property, pensions, business interests, and the unique rules that apply to the family home.
Child Support
How child support is calculated in Canada using the Federal Child Support Guidelines, what income is included, how special and extraordinary expenses are handled, when support can be changed, and how it is enforced if a parent doesn't pay.
Children & Parenting
How divorce and separation affect children under Canadian law: parenting arrangements, decision-making responsibility, parenting time, relocation rules, and what courts consider when determining the best interests of the child.
Common Law Separation
Common law couples separating in Canada face different rules than married spouses,and those rules vary by province. This guide covers property rights, spousal support eligibility, parenting arrangements, and why a written agreement is critical for unmarried partners.
Conflict & Emotions
The emotional stages of divorce, the difference between normal distress and symptoms requiring professional support, what defines a high-conflict divorce and its impact on children, and what research says actually helps. It includes practical coping strategies and how to find affordable support.
Divorce Cost and Time
Realistic cost ranges and timelines for every type of divorce in Canada, from DIY and online services through mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigation. Covers what drives costs up, what you can actually control, legal aid options, and how to build a realistic divorce budget.
Divorce Mediation
An objective guide to the family mediation process: what a mediator does and does not do, how the process typically works, the difference between interest-based and directive mediation, costs, timelines, provincial differences, and how to choose a qualified mediator in Canada.
Divorce Process
A step-by-step guide to Canadian divorce law in practice, from the different ways to prove a breakdown in marriage through filing, serving divorce papers, and receiving your divorce order. Covers uncontested and contested divorce proceedings, timelines by province, and what happens if your spouse won't cooperate.
Divorce Support
A practical guide to every type of support available to Canadians going through separation: therapy, legal advice, financial guidance, peer groups, and parenting support. Covers what each costs, who each is for, and how to access help in your province.
Housing Concers
Who gets to stay in the house, the four most common options for the family home (buyout, sale, delayed sale, nesting), and post-divorce housing realities for Canadian families. Covers the matrimonial home rules in and how they vary across provinces.
Legal Representation
When you need a lawyer, when you don't, and what your options are in between: unbundled legal services, duty counsel, Legal Aid eligibility, online legal information resources, and how to get independent legal advice without paying for full representation.
Power Imbalance
Recognizing emotional abuse, coercive control, financial abuse, and intimidation during separation, and understanding how Canadian law now treats these dynamics under the Divorce Act. Covers safety planning, and when mediation is and is not appropriate.
Prenuptual, Postnuptual and Cohabitation Agreements
What domestic contracts can and cannot do in Canada, how courts assess their enforceability, what full financial disclosure and independent legal advice are required, and how the rules differ across the provinces. Includes cohabitation rights for common law couples.
Spousal Support
Who qualifies for spousal support in Canada, how amounts and duration are determined under the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, the difference between compensatory and non-compensatory support, and when and how support can be varied or terminated.
Separation Agreement
What a separation agreement is, what it must cover to be enforceable, how it differs from a divorce order, and the risks of DIY agreements. A well-drafted separation agreement reviewed by a family lawyer resolves all issues and supports a clean, uncontested divorce filing.
The Fairway Divorce Solutions Team in Grande Prairie
The Fairway Grande Prairie team excels in family and divorce resolution, offering mediation services tailored to your unique situation. Our dedicated professionals are equipped to handle a wide range of complexities, ensuring conflicts and disputes are resolved efficiently and amicably. When you're ready to envision your future, our team is here to guide you every step of the way.
Micheline Maes
CFP, CFDS-AA, RFM
Financial Divorce Mediator
Financial Divorce Mediator
Micheline is a Certified Financial Planner and a graduate of the Conflict Resolution Certification Program at Mount Royal University. With a background in wealth management and over 20 years of experience in financial planning and mediation, she specializes in guiding individuals through major life transitions like marriage and divorce. Since 2015, Micheline has helped clients navigate the financial complexities of separation with clarity and confidence. She is known for her compassionate, solutions-focused approach, ensuring families feel informed and supported throughout the process.
Committed to ongoing education, she continues to expand her expertise through training with the Legal Education Society of Alberta, the Justice Institute of BC, and other leading institutions.
Practice Areas
Divorce Mediation
- Divorcing with children
- Grey divorce
- Complex financial arrangements
- High net-worth divorce
- Prenuptial and cohabitation
Jodie Graham
CEC, CPA, RCP
Financial Divorce Mediator
Financial Divorce Mediator
Jodie is a seasoned mediator and divorce coach with over 25 years of experience in executive financial leadership. As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Executive Coach (CEC), and Registered Collaborative Professional (RCP), she blends financial expertise with a thoughtful, personality-driven negotiation approach. Prioritizing financial clarity and personalized solutions, Jodie is passionate about helping clients feel confident in their decisions, believing empowerment and understanding are key to successful, lasting outcomes. She helps clients advocate for what matters most while fostering cooperation, ensuring smoother transitions and better outcomes for those facing one of life’s most difficult journeys.
Before shifting her focus to mediation and coaching, Jodie held executive roles in financial leadership, where she navigated complex negotiations and high-stakes decision-making. Her deep understanding of personality dynamics allows her to build trust with clients, ensuring they feel heard and supported. Jodie has worked with clients from diverse walks of life, including business owners and professionals, guiding them through complex financial and emotional challenges. Her ability to develop strategies that balance financial expertise with emotional understanding enables her to help clients reach fair and lasting resolutions.
Practice Areas
Divorce Mediation
- Grey divorce
- High conflict divorce
- Divorcing with children
- Parenting coordination
- Same-sex relationships
Karen Stewart
B.Sc, MBA, C.Med, ICD.D
Divorce Resolution Mediator
Divorce Resolution Mediator
Combining Karen’s personal divorce experience with the financial acumen she’s developed over the years as an MBA, entrepreneur and financial company founder, Karen founded Fairway Divorce Solutions in 2006 and the step-by-step INR (Independently Negotiated Resolution) Divorce process that has transformed the Divorce Industry and achieved thousands of fair resolutions across Canada.
She has made many media appearances discussing the effects of divorce in today’s society. These appearances include The Globe and Mail, ABC Money Matters, Entrepreneur Magazine, PROFIT Magazine, More Magazine, Financial Times, CTV, Slice™ and Breakfast Television.
Practice Areas
Divorce Mediation
- Grey divorce
- Complex financial arrangements
- High net-worth divorce
- High conflict divorce
Brittany Doucet
B.A., J.D.
Lawyer and Legal Expert
Lawyer and Legal Expert
As Fairway's in-house lawyer, Brittany provides support to our Resolution Experts by consulting on individual client matters as well as providing updates on local and national law. She ensures that our offices are equipped with a thorough understanding of current family law.
Practice Areas
Specialization
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Seminar Presentations
Tyson Denhamer
Client Manager
Tyson Denhamer
Client Manager
As a Client Manager, Tyson plays a pivotal role in ensuring clients receive the highest level of support and service. He combines a strong background in operations, a client-first approach, and clear communication to help clients confidently navigate their journey.
A Strong National Brand Supporting Local Expertise
Since 2006 we have guided thousands of families toward a mutually agreeable financial settlement and a parenting plan. We have a 95% success rate in completing separations within 120 days of negotiation, all at a predetermined cost.
Our local team is backed by a national professional network offering updates on Alberta and Canadian divorce laws, financial divorce expertise, and a legal department that drafts separation agreements focusing on your future.
With Fairway you are backed with a team of top professionals from coast to coast
At Fairway Divorce Solutions Grande Prairie, you benefit from a private, confidential mediation boutique dedicated to getting you a fair divorce that protects your children, preserves your assets, and avoids painful and expensive litigation.
We take care of all aspects of your separation with specialists in legal, financial, and parenting matters. Our mediation method helps you to quickly reach an amicable resolution, avoid high legal fees, and reduce the impact on your children.
Client testimonials
Success comes in many forms. For us, it is hearing back from our clients and reading how we have changed their lives for the better. These stories are the reason we do what we do.
I was very impressed with the way that Fairway Divorce handled my complaints. When I was having problems with their service as it didn't seem to be working for me, the manager and owner contacted me to find a way to solve the problems I was having. If you need advice and mediation in your divorce and want to save on lawyer's fees, I would use them.
Rebecca B.
After her own costly divorce, Karen's vision led to the creation of Fairway Divorce Solutions, the writing of these books, and a passion for advocating a change in the way divorce happens.
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