Family Law

Traditional Negotiation

How does traditional negotiation differ from other forms of negotiation?

Like Collaborative negotiation and mediation, traditional negotiation seeks resolution outside of a courtroom. There is, however, always the possibility of going to court should issues arise, or if settlement cannot be reached.

Traditional negotiation is less client-centred as the bulk of communication is carried out between the lawyers (often in writing or over the phone). Counsel tend to be less focused on your family as a whole and more focused on working to achieve the best possible settlement for their individual client.

How does it work?

Once you and your spouse have each retained your own family lawyer, you will prepare and exchange financial statements and supporting documentation. If there are contentious parenting issues, you and your spouse may choose to retain a parenting mediator to assist with making a determination for the best arrangements for your children. Your lawyers will then prepare written settlement proposals and counter-proposals until an agreement is made.

If the exchange of phone calls and letters does not yield settlement, there is often a four-way meeting between spouses and counsel. If this fails, court proceedings may be commenced or you and your spouse may agree to mediation and/or arbitration.

Why traditional negotiation?

When Collaboration isn’t a viable option, traditional negotiation can still help you attain settlement and avoid the courtroom. With the assistance of counsel working to ensure you’re awarded all you’re entitled to, traditional negotiation gives you the support you need while also allowing you to avoid the high costs and long timeframes associated with the courts.

We're Ready To Help

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Strategy

Behind each custom strategy that we develop is an underlying method of practice.
Explore your options to find out which approach seems best for you and your family.

We think about law a lot.
Sometimes we even write it down.

November 26th 2021

Top 5 Reasons to Have a Lawyer Draft Your Estate Plan and Will

Deciding how you're going to draft your estate plan and will? Canadians have more options now than ever. From doing it yourself, to consumer apps, to working with a ...

May 14th 2020

Fraud Alert – An Awareness Letter To Our Clients

To our valued clients, We wanted to address a recent security incident involving fraudulent activity from an unknown source impersonating Mario Merochi, one of th...

July 16th 2018

Collaborative Law chosen for family law battles

Originally published in: Law Times, June 19, 2017 Written By Marg. Bruineman The confrontational scenario of two former lovers who are now feuding adversaries du...