You can mediate any issue. However, many mediations, including Marc-Nicholas Quinn, will not mediate abuse and violence.
For instance, family mediation can address:
- Identifying the issues needing resolution;
- Suggesting various ways in which resolution of those issues can be achieved;
- Discussing and resolving of all issues arising on marriage breakdown;
- Discussing and resolving of all issues arising on relationship/cohabitation breakdown;
- Addressing all issues relating to the children such as custody and access or time with or parenting responsibilities and enjoyment of your children;
- Solving property issues such as ownership of assets, division of assets, possession of assets, disposition of assets and transfer of assets;
- Solving financial issues such as spousal support, child support, special and extraordinary expenses relating to children;
- Negotiating and preparing of a comprehensive separation agreement or a partial separation agreement;
- If you are not married but are considering marriage, mediation can assist with negotiating a cohabitation agreement or a marriage contract which would address financial issues while living together, on death and on separation;
- Conflicts between child and parent or grandparent and grandchildren and parents;
- Resolution of business disputes between family members;
- How and when to separate;
- Resolving parenting issues (including custody and access);
- Agreeing on the details of the parenting arrangements for their children;
- Payment of interest on the property settlement if there has been a delay in making the settlement;
- The disposition of the matrimonial home and other real property;
- Special treatment of employment pensions (CPP need not be dealt with as the Plan has its own rules for sharing of pension credits by separated spouses);
- The division of household furnishings;
- The payment of debts; and
- The provision of security such as life insurance in case one of the spouses dies while still having continuing financial obligations as well as the maintenance or purchase of health/dental/drug/hospital insurance plans.
