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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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Michelle Di Toppa

Family LawyerHuizinga Di Toppa Coles & Layton
Address 202, 12225 – 105 Avenue Edmonton AB T5N 0Y3 Phone: 587-520-8229Fax: 587-520-8215Website: Huizinga Di Toppa Coles & Layton

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Michelle graduated from the University of Alberta law school and was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2005. Michelle has practiced family law since 2005 and has extensive experience in Court and in Collaborative Family Law. Michelle is in the process of extending her practice to include mediations and arbitrations so that she can provide more options to people who wish to resolve disputes without Court.

Michelle is grateful and considers it a privilege to be able to assist families during what is often a difficult and transitional time in their lives. Separation and divorce can be a very stressful time which can leave individuals with the sense of a loss of control. Michelle believes that the Collaborative Family Law Process provides a great resource to empower clients to construct their own settlements in a transparent and respectful manner. Through her experience, Michelle has seen how the Collaborative Family Law Process has assisted in reducing the negative consequences caused by divorce and separation especially as it relates to children; this makes her an advocate for the process where appropriate.

Along with being a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Michelle is a founding member of the Canadian Volunteers for International Development Society (CVIDS) a charitable organization dedicated to providing medical and humanitarian aid in underdeveloped countries.

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