Divorce Family lawyer Jill Mcleod mediates divorce and conflicts in health care industry, Toronto, Ontario

Jill McLeod, Family Law and Mediation, Toronto, Canada

Negotiating on Your Behalf

If you are not ready to attend a meeting with your spouse, but you have urgent issues that need to be dealt with, you can hire me to negotiate with your spouse’s lawyer directly. While you give up the considerable benefits of a dynamic process (such as speaking on your own behalf to influence your spouse and respond to questions that arise), you can still put some interim financial or child sharing arrangements into place. After some early progress is made, you may feel up to attending a four-way meeting with your spouse and the two lawyers, to finalize things. If not, the case can be negotiated to conclusion by the lawyers. If a settlement cannot be reached, the matter may go on to arbitration or Court.

I am frequently asked to take over a court case that has already been started, so that I can negotiate a settlement with the other spouse’s lawyer, and avoid the expense and stress of a trial. I will also attend a Case Conference and a Settlement Conference on your case, if one has been scheduled. My skills in mediation and collaborative practice assist me to negotiate with your spouse’s lawyer in a way that de-escalates the conflict and refocuses the task toward settlement.

To book a consultation with me, please call my assistant Carole Greatrix at 416-762-8617 ext. 2.

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