About Our Founder Karen Stewart

I deeply care about your and your family's well-being.

After experiencing an incredibly devasting divorce through the traditional system, I was determined and inspired to change the way divorce happens. Since 2006 and now, with offices across Canada, we have protected thousands of families from legal battles and impacted the movement towards divorce mediation as a sensible alternative. The start-to-finish Fairway Method™ moves you, step by step, through a process that drives informed and empowered decision-making for all decisions relating to money and kids. Our team of mediators and divorce resolution experts across Canada work hard every day to make your divorce easier.

Looking back over two decades ago, I, like so many others, found myself unexpectedly on the doorstep of divorce. Not knowing where to turn and desperately attempting to take control, I did what most did. I turned to my friends for a referral for "the best" lawyer money could buy. One wise friend, who happened to be a top-notch litigation lawyer, told me while I was thinking that hiring a lawyer would give me control, the opposite was true. In hindsight, I had no idea how right he was. After five long years and over $500,000 in legal bills for myself alone, our ability to co-parent along with our net worth – was destroyed.

I would hope that couples would learn from the mistakes I, and thousands of others, have made, but for some reason, some still believe that hiring a lawyer and "fighting it out" is the best or only option. I am here to tell you that is not the case, and it makes no sense. The laws in Canada are generally very fair, so the area of negotiation is much narrower than it was 20 years ago. In other words, your outcome is based more on the law than your lawyer's positioning or talent. Don't get me wrong, legal advice is usually prudent, and most of our clients receive independent legal advice. However, using affidavits and legal positioning to argue over your assets/money and children makes no sense and will not get you any further ahead. Being well informed about your "rights" and different financial and parenting options does make sense. Using a step-by-step process that is resolution-based – is smart.

Fairway Divorce Solutions was founded to make a difference in how divorce happens and advocate for you and your children. After working with thousands of couples across Canada – we know we have a process that works, regardless of whether you trust or get along with your ex.

Your divorce battle is not the place for vindication. Laying the foundation for a great future is.

If my story or books do not convince you, please talk to others who learned the hard way before you joined this statistic.

I have dedicated my life to changing how divorce happens because I care. I care about you and your children, and I have hope for the light at the end of the tunnel for all who find themselves at the doorsteps of divorce.

We take a risk every time we enter a relationship, especially a relationship that leads to wedding vows. All but the blissfully naive understand there are no guarantees in life, so we assume the risks when we offer or accept an invitation to marry. Life is always a balance between risk and reward, and with the beautiful reward of marriage comes the risk of divorce, a chance most of us are willing to take.

Karen Stewart, Founder and CEO of Fairway Divorce Solutions