At Fairway Langley, helping find a resolution on time is our commitment. We have divorce mediators, divorce analysts and financial experts. Our team will help you understand the divorce process, make informed decisions, and reach a separation agreement. Move into the future in a positive way with Fairway.
Langley, BC’s trusted divorce & separation advisors at your service
Work with the best divorce mediators in Langley
Going through the divorce process is stressful. Many unanswered questions exist:
- How much divorce mediation costs?
- Will I get better results than using an experienced divorce lawyer?
- Can I hire legal representation while using mediation?
Reduce time, reduce stress, reduce costs and protect children
Fairway’s INR mediation method is a proven, process-oriented way to get divorced. We’ve helped thousands of couples resolve property division, family law issues, and spousal support disputes and create positive co-parenting plans that have the children’s best interests in mind.
What do Fairway mediators do for you?
They mediate, negotiate and resolve your divorce. Your mediation expert will coordinate with other professionals, including family law attorneys, tax specialists, accountants and business valuators. They help you by answering all your questions, and you will receive the right advice at the right time.
Divorce Start to Finish
Fairway Divorce Solutions works with individuals or couples for contested and uncontested divorce through alternative dispute resolution and family mediation. We have a department of legal professionals that drafts the entire separation agreement, and a third party then reviews it. We help from start to finish so you can move on to your happy new life.
Services offered at Fairway Langley
At Fairway, our experts are highly trained to navigate clients through the emotional and financial challenges in divorce. We are committed to helping you achieve The Clear Road to a New Life® without draining your finances to get there. What you need most when navigating a conflict is a solution, and the sooner, the better.
Fairway mediators are accredited experts in divorce, business and family negotiation and conflict resolution. We understand the unique needs and landscape of Langley, including current British Columbia mediation policy. All of Fairway’s final separation agreements and plans are based on the family laws of your jurisdiction, including the: Divorce Act, Federal Child Support Guidelines, and the Family Law Act. Our unique INR mediation method ensures you leave us with everything needed to close this chapter and begin your next adventure.
You’ll work with a dedicated resolution expert who will guide you through each step of The Fairway Method, keeping negotiations on a timeline and your priorities at the centre of the process. This includes child custody, cohabitation agreements, estate planning, and resolving family law disputes if needed.
Your mediator will meet with you and your partner or spouse separately to provide both of you the opportunity to make decisions fully informed and in your own way. Your final separation agreement will reflect everyone’s needs, preferences, vision for the future, and be based on the matrimonial and divorce laws.
We know and love the communities we serve
Fairway Langley serves to provide families with children or significant assets peace of mind as the best divorce solution in the community. Our clients live in a town that boasts a vibrant culture, so we strive to soften the impact of divorce on their busy lives so they can get back to living. Our process accommodates families at all stages of life, and our expertise equips us to compassionately handle all critical circumstances, from co-parenting to grey divorce. As a boutique firm, our in-house experts seamlessly navigate the complexities of financial, business, and real estate affairs that families of professionals face.
Langley
8661 201 Street, 2nd Floor
Langley, BC
V2Y 0G9
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(604) 265-6066 
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- Divorce Mediation
- Grey divorce
- Complex financial arrangements
- High net-worth divorce
- Divorcing with children
- Real estate disputes
- Same-sex relationships
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
What makes our team unique and how we are deeply qualified to serve you
Our Fairway Langley team brings decades of mediation and financial experience. As specialists in conflict dispute resolution and policy for divorce, we drive the resolution for a broad range of complex issues efficiently and amicably. As Chartered Financial Divorce Specialists backed by extensive business and legal expertise, we simplify the separation or divorce process and guide our clients through the decisions that will shape their futures and their families’ futures. We create co-parenting plans that work in the children’s best interests and set them up for success.
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
Karen Stewart
B.Sc, MBA, C.Med, ICD.D
Resolution Expert, Mediator
Resolution Expert, 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.
While Karen no longer takes on cases herself, she remains involved with as many cases as she can. 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.
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
A Strong National Brand Supporting Local Expertise
At Langley you receive the benefit of a private confidential mediation boutique supported by a national team. Fairway’s national team of legal, financial, and business professionals assist the Langley office by providing up-to-date changes to British Columbia and Canadian divorce laws, client education, financial divorce expertise, collective peer review on client cases, and the drafting and critiquing of separation agreements by Fairway’s legal department. The result is an expertly crafted agreement that avoids unnecessary delays when you take the final step in your divorce process and engage independent legal advice. Locally and nationally, the Fairway team is here to help you move forward into your new life.
With Fairway you are backed with a team of top professionals from coast to coast.
Fairway Solutions and our step-by-step INR mediation method was founded by Karen Stewart to help Canadian families transition through separation and divorce efficiently, without draining their assets. We’re experts in divorce, family, business and conflict resolution and mediation, with more than 11 locations across Canada. Since 2006 Fairway’s dedicated mediators and resolution experts have coached over 7,500 families through divorce conflict.
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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