Federal Child Support Guidelines Changing effective Dec. 31, 2011
 
Fairway Divorce Kelowna has been notified that the Federal Child Support Guidelines will be soon changing. So, if you’re going through separation and divorce, or have done so in the past, you may be affected.
 
A quick read appears that some of the table amounts have gone up, while others have gone down; it all depends on the province, income and number of children.
 
These changes will not only affect the Child Support Guideline Tables, but they will also impact spousal support calculations using the "With Child Support" and "Custodial Payor" formulae under the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines.
 
Fairway Divorce Solutions Kelowna continues to monitor and keep up with all changes in the divorce industry. Contact our office and we can process your numbers based on your circumstances.

A cheaper, Fairway to divorce

Castanet.com
by Elisha Dacey   Nov 7, 2009 / 7:00 am

A new way to divorce has come to the Valley.

Fairway Divorce Solutions opened their doors only a few weeks ago and is already getting quite a bit of notice, says franchise owner Wes Stevenson.

"The traffic at our door has been steady," says Stevenson, who opened his West Kelowna office in mid-September.

Stevenson says his business offers an alternative to "traditional" divorce services offered by lawyers.

"And we're cheaper. Much cheaper."

Instead of two lawyers charging spouses "$350 an hour each" to negotiate a settlement, Fairway offers families an up-front fee and a professional negotiator to find a "win-win" settlement for both parties.

Once both parties agree to use Fairway's services, over the next 120 days, both parties talk with Stevenson about what they'd like. Stevenson then mediates what he calls a "fair" settlement and parental agreements for both parties.

After the settlement, the agreement is taken to an independent lawyer and laid before the courts. "And fair settlements are never rejected by the courts," says Stevenson.

Stevenson says Fairway offers many advantages, the biggest being that the parties "never lose control" during the process. "And you never feel like your settlement has been dictated to you by a judge or lawyers."

Stevenson says couples of all ages and backgrounds walk through the doors.

Fairway offers a win-win divorce strategy

The Daily Courier (Kelowna)
Wed Aug 19 2009

Wes Stevenson of West Kelowna has witnessed a lot of messy divorces, including his own.

So when a friend in Calgary hired Fairway Divorce Solutions to achieve a not-so-messy divorce, he took notice.

"I thought this Fairway is a great concept," said Stevenson.

"Since I was retired, bored, had a background in mediation and felt I had a lot more to give, I bought the Fairway franchise (for the Central Okanagan)."

Fairway was started in Calgary by Karen Stewart in 2005 . She started to franchise the business in 2008 and already new Fairways have popped up in southeast Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Saskatoon and Kelowna.

The first American franchise in Sacramento, Calif., is set to open soon.

"As the name Fairway suggests, we strive for what's fair to both parties. If there's such a thing as a win-win situation in divorce, this is it," said Stevenson.
"We work on a 120-day resolution plan of equalization for splitting the money and child custody."

The separating couple will meet together with Stevenson three times through the process and Stevenson also acts as the go-between.

"I think what's most critical in this model is that both sides by agreeing to come to Fairway have decided they want a win-win situation to move forward," he said.

"That's a good place to start because usually the two parties are angry, don't want to see each other and won't sit down together to negotiate."

The ideal is that Stevenson, through consultation, mediation and negotiation, comes up with a deal that both sides can agree to.
And then they take the deal to their separate lawyers for implementation.

Along the way, Stevenson can also hook up his clients with financial planners, psychologists and parenting experts, if needed.

His fee starts at $1,000 and goes up from there, depending on the complexity of the case.

Stevenson has a varied background, which includes being a United Church lay minister in inner city Regina, being a mediator for the Saskatchewan Secretariat for First Nations and Metis Relations and as a finance manager at First Nations University in Regina.

He moved to Kelowna in 2006 to retire and soon found out he couldn't sit still.

For the past couple of years, he's worked as a snowboard instructor at Crystal Mountain in the winter and as a tour guide at Mission Hill Winery in the summer.

However, he was looking for something year round that utilized his mediation and finance skills when the Fairway opportunity came along.

Fairway Divorce Solution's office is at 208-3500 Carrington Rd., in West Kelowna. Call 250-768-9100.

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