At Fairway, we guide you through this process with professionalism and care. With over 7,500 families helped, we ensure a fair divorce at a fixed fee, without the expense of a divorce lawyer.
Divorce is a challenging life change.
A compassionate approach to divorce with Fairway
We’re changing the way couples approach divorce by offering a fair and compassionate alternative to traditional legal battles. Our mediation process helps families reach peaceful resolutions while safeguarding your financial assets and protecting your children. Our experienced Divorce Resolution Mediators guide you through all aspects of your separation, from legal and financial matters to parenting plans.
We’ve successfully helped thousands of families achieve mutually agreeable settlements and create co-parenting plans that prioritize the well-being of children. Our proven process ensures a fair outcome and a smoother path to the next chapter of your life.
Getting a divorce in Cochrane
As a boutique mediation firm, we are the best divorce solution choice for Cochrane residents with children or significant assets worth protecting.
Families and adventure seekers alike are attracted to Cochrane, a Western heritage town known for its strong sense of community, hang gliding, horseback riding, and of course, the best ice cream in Alberta! Our clients in Cochrane can take advantage of our remote service options, or we can provide mediation services in person at our office located in the south west corner of nearby Airdrie.
In addition, for those residents with rural or farm properties, we understand well the complex family dynamics that can arise upon separation and we have the in-house financial expertise to navigate the financial and real estate complexities involved therein. Our divorce mediation services are customized to address the unique requirements of Cochrane residents, focusing on the well-being and harmony of your family.
What sets our team apart
With a team of mediators, financial divorce specialists and in-house counsel, we are a 'Start To Finish' divorce company that supports you through the entire separation process. Our mediators’ diverse financial and legal backgrounds dovetail to offer each client a positive and successful experience during an often difficult process. Sensitivity and empathy during a time of transition is key to this team’s success.
A word from our Calgary principal partner to Cochrane couples
"When the decision to divorce is the right option, it is comforting to know that there are supports available to ensure better outcomes for families. Fortunately, more affordable alternative dispute resolution services are on the rise. And driven by a passion to help, our mediators and financial divorce specialists are at the forefront of that movement to change the way divorce happens."
Divorce Mediation tailored to your needs
Fairway Divorce Solutions has earned the trust of thousands of Canadians, helping them achieve fair settlements. We ensure the best possible outcome for you and your children.
Our method focuses on what’s important to you:
Time efficiency
Resolve your separation swiftly
Finalize your separation within 120 days after financial disclosure. Our structured process prevents the lengthy delays often seen in the traditional legal system.
Cost control
Transparent and fixed fees
We offer a fixed fee for our services, providing clarity and preventing the unexpected costs associated with hourly billing from lawyers and other mediators.
Stress reduction
Separate decision-making
Our Independently Negotiated Resolution™ process allows you to make decisions independently, minimizing stress and avoiding conflicts that hinder effective resolutions.
Child-centered approach
Focus on your children's well-being
With the Fairway Nurtured Children Plan™, we ensure that your divorce process is conducted in a way that allows your children to flourish.
Karen’s story
Divorce doesn't have to be a battle; there is a better way.
Hello, I am Karen Stewart.
Two decades ago, I was blindsided by divorce. I turned to friends for advice and hired the "best" lawyer money could buy. Five years and over $500,000 in legal fees later, I was left with a broken co-parenting relationship and depleted finances. The traditional legal route had failed me miserably.
In 2006, I founded Fairway Divorce Solutions® to offer a better way. With over 25 Divorce Resolution Mediators in 11 locations, we have helped 6,500 couples across Canada find amicable resolutions. Our approach is effective, even if you don't trust or get along with your ex.
I am dedicated to transforming the divorce process because I care about you and your children. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and we're here to help you find it.
Guiding you independently through the divorce process
Divorce can unravel what you've built together and deeply impact your children. At Fairway Divorce Solutions, we transform the process by guiding you independently through a clear, step-by-step method that resolves all financial and parenting issues. Learn more about our unique approach and how we can help you.
Navigate divorce smoothly with the Fairway Method™
Finalize Your Fixed-Fee Separation Agreement in 120 Days
Unlike traditional divorce processes, we eliminate adversarial interactions by guiding you through a structured, step-by-step Independently Negotiated Resolution™. This method empowers you to make informed decisions while keeping emotions in check. Within 120 days of negotiation, your separation can be finalized, allowing you to move forward with a clear, future-focused plan.
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Determine the best possible outcome
The Clear Road to a New Life®
Commit to a negotiated resolution and meet individually with your mediator. Gain a clear understanding of your current situation and identify the best possible outcomes. A family lawyer will provide the necessary legal insights relevant to your area.
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Create a fair financial agreement
Fairway Financial Pie™
We provide tools to help you gather and clarify your financial information. We facilitate asset division and agreements on spousal and child support, ensuring you protect your wealth and build a strong foundation for your future.
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Formulate a comprehensive parenting plan
Fairway Nurtured Children Plan™
Your mediator will assist in creating a child-centred co-parenting plan. This plan outlines agreements and guidelines for positive parenting, ensuring a bright future for your children and peaceful family events.
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Execute your divorce resolution
Fairway Negotiated Resolution Plan™
Your comprehensive divorce resolution plan captures all agreements made. You will receive independent legal advice to execute your separation agreement, enabling you to focus on a positive future.
The Fairway difference in divorce mediation
Fairway Divorce Resolution Mediators combine expertise in mediation, negotiation, and finance to protect your rights and facilitate a quick, amicable divorce, allowing you to move forward with your life.
Extensive mediation experience
We resolve more divorces annually than family lawyers do in their careers.
With a team of over 25 mediators in 11 locations, we've successfully helped 7,500 families in Canada, maintaining a 95% success rate and safeguarding the well-being of over 16,000 children.
Expertise in financial complexity
We are highly experienced in addressing the unique needs of high-net-worth families.
Our team includes Chartered Financial Divorce Specialists who handle complex financial scenarios. We provide a thorough service with access to a network of financial professionals to ensure the preservation of your assets.
Efficient, fixed-fee process
We focus on finding solutions that satisfy both parties, eliminating the need for litigation.
Avoid litigation with our efficient, flat-fee service. Our process guarantees that couples with assets and children can achieve an amicable divorce within 120 days of financial disclosure.
Full-spectrum mediation services
Get access to the divorce resolution services and experts you need
Our mediators and negotiators, specializing in both parenting and financial matters, ensure you receive all the support and advice you need from start to finish.
Our services in Cochrane
For almost twenty years we have been incorporating best practices from mediation, negotiation and the traditional divorce system and creating processes that bring resolution to your divorce within 120 days of financial disclosure and allow you to move on with your new life.
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.
Find Out MoreChild 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.
Find Out MoreChildren & 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.
Find Out MoreCommon 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.
Find Out MoreConflict & 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.
Find Out MoreDivorce 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.
Find Out MoreDivorce 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.
Find Out MoreDivorce 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.
Find Out MoreDivorce 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.
Find Out MoreHousing 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.
Find Out MoreLegal 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.
Find Out MorePower 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.
Find Out MorePrenuptual, 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.
Find Out MoreSeparation 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.
Find Out MoreSpousal 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.
Find Out More
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.
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.Certifications & Memberships
There is traditional mediation and traditional family law but at Fairway, we take family mediation and resolution accreditation to the next level.
