Divorce Waterloo Wellington

Services offered at Fairway Waterloo Wellington

At Fairway Waterloo Wellington, our job is to get you to the next phase of your life fast and without draining your finances to get there. Fairway mediators are accredited experts in divorce, business and family negotiation, and conflict resolution, and we live where we serve.

We understand the unique needs and landscape of the Waterloo Wellington community, including the current provincial mediation policy. All of Fairway’s final separation agreements and plans are based on the family laws of your jurisdiction, including the: Federal Child Support Guidelines, Family Law Act, Pension Benefits Act, and the Divorce Act. Our unique INR mediation method helps you leave us with everything needed to close this chapter and begin your next adventure.

You’ll never have to wonder if you’ve missed a step or what’s needed from you because we’re with you every step of the way. You’ll work with a dedicated mediator who will guide you through each step of our INR method, keeping negotiations on a timeline and your priorities at the centre of the process. Your mediator will meet with you and your partner or spouse separately when needed to provide both of you the opportunity to make fully informed decisions. Your final separation agreement will reflect everyone’s needs, preferences, vision for the future and based on the marital and divorce laws.

When the process requires additional expertise, we’ll draw from our extended independent team of trusted professionals in real estate, finance, tax, business valuation, pension valuation, and the law.

The team at Waterloo Wellington

As specialists in conflict dispute resolution and policy for divorce, family and business mediation, the Fairway Waterloo Wellington team is equipped to manage a broad range of complexity to resolve amicably and efficiently. Along with their team of dedicated mediators and professionals, we’re here to guide you to the future you imagine.

Colette Fortin Acc. FM, CDFA®, B.Ed

Franchise Owner, Resolution Expert, Mediator

Colette Fortin is one of the leading divorce mediators/coaches in Southern Ontario and is the owner-mediator of the Fairway Waterloo office. Colette specializes in family-centred conflict resolution. She has helped guide hundreds of couples to a fair conclusion of their separation while helping preserve their family relationships, especially important for co-parenting situations. Her divorce certifications include Acc.FM, CDFA®, and she is a member of both the OAFM and the ADR Institute of Ontario. Whether it's high net worth, complex financials, business ownership, pensions, Colette ensures clients are empowered to make good decisions about their future.

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Julie Junge

Resolution Expert, Mediator

Julie Junge is a mediator with the Waterloo Wellington office. With over 18 years of experience as a senior law clerk in the region, Julie brings extensive knowledge of family law to her role as a mediator. Having worked alongside senior counsel, she has been involved in hundreds of settlements both in and out of court. She has witnessed the devastating effects that litigation can have on a family’s finances as well as their post-separation relationships. Her extensive knowledge in family law, experience and passion for helping people makes her an excellent addition to the Waterloo Wellington Team.

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Sarah Whyte Acc.FM, MA

Franchise Partner, Resolution Expert, Mediator

Sarah Whyte is an Accredited Family Mediator and a member of the OAFM. Her client-centred approach, coupled with her strong organizational skills, has made her an invaluable member of the Waterloo team. Sarah’s experience in real estate and financial planning helps guide clients through the often emotional financial decisions in the division of assets. Her first-hand knowledge of the impact separation can have on families enables her compassionate understanding of the challenges co-parents face today. Sarah understands the chaos and grief experienced during separation and strives to guide her clients towards a place of hope for the future.

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Michael Kaufman Q.Med, M.S., ORSCC, PCC

Resolution Expert, Mediator

Michael is passionate about helping people better their relationships, especially those going through separation and divorce. His extensive experience in communication and conflict coaching allows him to help his clients keep future-focused during difficult situations. Mike is committed to ensuring his clients feel heard and is masterful at helping people find resolution on complex issues. Drawing on personal experiences, Mike helps couples feel empowered to explore options for optimal asset division and make smart decisions for parenting post-divorce. He is a lifelong learner who continues to improve his coaching and mediation skills.

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Deena Gangbar J.D.

Resolution Expert, Mediation Associate

Deena Gangbar is a mediation associate with Fairway Divorce Solutions' Waterloo Wellington office. She brings a unique perspective to the role by having a law degree and several years of mediation experience.

Deena thrives in the creative, compassionate solution space while listening attentively to her clients to clearly understand each person's unique situation. Deena loves the unique, step-by-step, Independently Negotiated Resolution (INR) process that makes Fairway Divorce's approach so successful. What fuels her passion even more is having the opportunity to positively impact families as they achieve resolution cost-effectively and in a timely manner.

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Michael Cugliari B.A.

Client Manager, Mediation Associate

Michael Cugliari is a mediation associate with Waterloo Wellington. Helping people has been a consistent passion for Michael throughout his career. And it’s what draws him to Fairway Divorce Solutions in his combined role as Mediation Associate and Client Manager - having the ability to help couples who are separating with compassion, sound information, and a solid process for reaching resolution. Michael also brings several years of child-focused teaching experience to the role in addition to valuable financial advisory experience, having worked for two of Canada’s leading banking institutions.

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Brittany Doucet B.A., J.D.

Lawyer and Legal Expert

Brittany is Fairway Divorce Solutions’ full-time, in-house lawyer, providing case-by-case support to our mediation experts and providing updates to offices across the country on local and national matrimonial law issues. She ensures that our Fairway Waterloo-Wellington office is equipped with a thorough understanding of current family law matters, having practiced almost exclusively in family law since being called to the bar. Brittany conducts the valuable ‘What is the Law™’ seminar for our Fairway Waterloo-Wellington clients.

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A Strong National Brand Supporting Local Expertise

At Waterloo Wellington you receive the benefit of a private confidential mediation boutique supported by a national team. Fairway’s national team of legal, financial, and business professionals assist the Waterloo Wellington office by providing up-to-date changes to Ontario and Canadian divorce laws, client education, financial divorce expertise, collective peer review on client cases, and the drafting and critiquing of separation agreements by Fairway’s legal department. The result is an expertly crafted agreement that avoids unnecessary delays when you take the final step in your divorce process and engage independent legal advice. Locally and nationally, the Fairway team is here to help you move forward into your new life.

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Fairway Solutions

With Fairway, you're backed by a longstanding national brand.

Fairway Solutions and our step-by-step INR mediation method was founded by Karen Stewart to help Canadian families transition through separation and divorce efficiently, without draining their assets. We’re experts in divorce, family, business and conflict resolution and mediation, with franchise locations across Canada. Since 2006 Fairway’s dedicated mediators and resolution experts have coached over 5,400 families through divorce conflict.

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