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This directory of Collaborative professionals in Edmonton and area provides the quickest and easiest way to find the qualified professionals you need to obtain a divorce or separation without going to court and needing to deal with all the associated costs and stress.
No two people will need the same support — you may need a collaboratively trained divorce lawyer and a financial planner, another couple may need a family specialist for counselling services and a divorce coach. Yet another couple may just need a family law lawyer who knows how to help a couple through a collaborative divorce.
Divorce Coaches help clients address issues that often create barriers in settling disputes during this challenging time. They will assist the individual by providing them with resources, education, and information, while helping the client to develop positive stress management, goal setting, effective communication, and conflict-resolution skills. Divorce Coaches can also assist with clarifying the individual’s needs, interests, and concerns to prepare them to advocate for themselves in team meetings. This keeps the process moving forward and allows them to be their best self in a two household family.
Divorce Coaches can have an educational background in law, mental health, or finance.
You have multiple search options (All, Family Lawyers, Financial Professionals, Family Specialists). You can also search by Postal Code if you are interested in “finding a Collaborative Professional in my area”, or by name and keyword.
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Karim Mawani
Family Lawyer
Karim has been practicing law for 26 years. He came to Collaborative Practice after realizing that litigation left behind too many fractured families. Karim recognizes that Collaborative Practice allows his clients to keep their integrity and self-esteem as they prepare for a new phase of their lives. He is particularly concerned for the parent child-relationship: “You never stop being a parent, and the way you can parent your children now influences the relationships they will have for the rest of their lives.”
Karim wants his clients to be able to form new relationships that are better and stronger and to successfully co-parent.…
Lesley Kroeker, LLB, BSCN
Family Lawyer
As a lawyer with over 15 years of experience in all aspects of family law, Lesley brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the collaborative process. Lesley is proficient at handling complex claims in the areas of division of family property, child support, spousal/partner support, and parenting.
As a collaborative professional, Lesley’s focus is on achieving practical, timely and cost-effective solutions for her clients.…
Danielle Collins
Family Lawyer
Danielle Collins is a partner at Latitude Family Law LLP and she practices exclusively in the area of family law. She has experience in matters involving parenting time, mobility, support, division of property claims, child protection, and representation of children and youth.
Danielle graduated from the faculty of law at the University of Alberta in 2011 and became a member of the Law Society of Alberta in 2012.…
Joanna Waldie
Family Lawyer
Joanna was raised in Olds, Alberta. Joanna’s passion for family law grew during her articles with Birdsell Grant LLP, where she gained experience in family law, as well as other areas of law including general civil litigation, estate litigation, employment law, wills, estates, residential real estate, as well as corporate and commercial law. This general background gives Joanna a solid knowledge base to assist family law clients, and a unique perspective on the legal issues touching family law.…
Paula Kinoshita
I come to law as a second career. My background is in education. I was first a junior high teacher and then a college instructor, teaching literature, grammar, and writing. Now, I work hard to educate my clients so that they better understand their rights and obligations upon family breakdown.
I also come to law with a family of my own.…
Mel Garbe
Family Lawyer
Mel is the founder of Lift Legal and is passionate about helping families in St. Albert and the Edmonton Area. Having been in the role of a client himself, Mel has a keen understanding of how difficult and daunting the process of separation and divorce can be. He ensures that his approach to the collaborative family law process is not simply the application of a prescribed process but a well thought out approach to negotiation and problem solving that puts parties in the position to reach a fair agreement that successfully addresses their interests and enables them to effectively co-parent going forward.…
Catherine M. Zrymiak
Family lawyer
Having a lawyer by your side as you go through a divorce is the fairway. Divorce is a change and I help you plan that change. You are each experts of your own family, children, income and finances. You should be an informed decision-maker with your spouse as you plan your future. CFL is a kitchen table discussion with lawyers and other professionals present to help you make the best decisions for you and your children going forward.…
Kimberley Ketsa
Family Lawyer
A separation or divorce is an extremely emotional and stressful time. Kimberley listens to her clients, cares about their issues both legal and personal, and ensures their voice is heard throughout the legal process. With plenty of litigation experience in the family courts, Kimberley believes that fighting in court is very rarely in the best interests of the client.…
Riley Gallant
Family Lawyer
Riley has been practicing law family law since 2009. Her professional life is dedicated to helping families navigate the issues that follow a relationship breakdown, including issues relating to parenting, finances and property division. Although Riley is an experienced litigator, she knows that going to court can be slow, stressful and costly. She believes that the best outcomes for families are achieved through a collaborative approach.…
Vincent Tong
Family lawyer
Vince obtained his BA (With Distinction) from the University of Alberta in 2000, by way of a year spent on exchange in England at Royal Holloway College, University of London in 1998-1999. After completing his LLB in 2003 at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law, Vince was called to the Alberta bar in September 2004. …
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