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“…after hearing horror stories about the traditional system of divorce, my husband and I opted to use Fairway. The process saved us time and money, but most of all it kept more of our spirit and integrity intact. Fairway allowed us to move through our divorce and achieve a fair outcome, so that we could both move graciously on with our lives.”

- Leslie Howard
Client

“I wanted to send thanks for a job well done on negotiating a solution for J and I. I appreciate that you brought up the issues of child support and allowances after the negotiations had concluded. I’ve already recommended you to “a friend of a friend” for some future business that I hope they will use you for.”

- S & L
Clients

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REDUCE COST

Divorce can devastate your finances.

Of course, in any fair settlement there are assets you will surrender to your spouse. That's unavoidable. But it's only a part of the problem.

The legal system is based on hourly billing. Lawyers do not get paid well to settle quickly. And it escalates the conflict. The more conflict, the more hours.

You have absolutely no control on these costs.

Lawyers could perhaps end up with a third of the pie.

Bad Business

It gets worse. If you have a business, the process is effectively designed to damage it.

Affidavits, subpoenas, cease and desist orders, forensic audits… A legal fight is a recipe for business disaster.

Remember, many matrimonial lawyers many not be trained in financial and business affairs. Your attorney is, however, trained to position bargain which results in fighting.

And you pay the price.

Introducing… Common Sense

In a traditional divorce, you don’t just fight over how the pie is sliced. You fight over how much the pie is worth. And you do both at the same time.

Battles over valuation can add months to the process, and thousands of dollars to the cost.

At Fairway, we apply a simple rule of common sense.

First negotiate the value of the assets. Then negotiate the division of the assets. It’s so obvious, we cannot understand why everyone doesn’t do it.

Yet it is so original, it will transform your experience of divorce. And dramatically reduce your cost.

You Keep Control

With the Fairway process, you are always in control of the costs because we charge a flat fee. That means we have no investment in dragging out the process, or increasing the conflict.

We help you protect your assets, so both you and your spouse have more to share.

REDUCE TIME

The Clear Road to a New Life
The Fairway Process:

Step 1: Each spouse meets separately with their Fairway advisor.

Step 2: An inventory of assets is created.

Step 3: The value of the assets is negotiated.

Step 4: The division of the assets is negotiated.

Step 5: Parenting issues are negotiated.

Step 6: Any remaining issues are negotiated.

Step 7: A draft resolution plan is prepared.

Step 8: Lawyers give you independent legal advice and prepare the final settlement agreement.

Step 9: The paperwork goes to the court for completion.

Step 10: You move on with your life.

REDUCE STRESS

Divorce hurts.

No one can completely change that reality. Divorce brings up feelings of anger, confusion, fear and sadness.

But the divorce process itself shouldn’t add to your pain. It should respect your feelings, and soften your path to a new life.

Traditional divorce usually magnifies the emotional damage. It is designed to increase the anger and bitterness, rather than reduce it. In fact, the legal process can turn an incompatible couple into sworn, lifelong enemies. That’s insane.

We passionately believe in a civilized process that protects your emotional health. Our focus is to help both partners move on with their lives.

Using the tools of independent negotiation, we bring order, calm and safety to the divorce process. That can be as valuable as the huge financial savings.

How To Protect Your Heart

It really is possible to survive the emotional roller coaster of divorce. Here are some of the principles we use to help:

• Minimize conflict. That’s the point of independent negotiation.
• Protect the children. A founding principle of Fairway Divorce Solutions.
• Follow a step-by-step process. Knowing where you are reduces fear and anger.
• Take good care of the finances. This alone can make a huge emotional difference.

For more powerful advice, read Karen Stewart's best-selling book, Clean Break

SAVE THE KIDS

In a traditional divorce, one common tactic to get the upper hand is to portray your spouse as an inadequate parent — a strategy that may or may not work. This could have long lasting and negative affects on the children. Similarly, you may be encouraged to gain financial advantage by bartering or position bargaining with parenting rights. Imagine how that feels for the kids. Even if the children are not directly involved in the fallout it still affects them on many levels.

You don’t want to use your children as pawns, yet under the traditional divorce process, this is often what ends up happening.

Fairway Divorce Solutions was founded with one over-riding objective. To protect children, and turn good intentions into good results.

Our way to achieve this is simple. We only negotiate family issues after the financial agreement has been settled. And we help both parents to stay focused on the over-riding priority of the children’s best interests.

These Fairway principles may seem obvious. Yet they are remarkably different from the standard model.