The goal of Collaborative Practice is to maximize the settlement options to both parties, to increase the abilities of families to communicate in a post-separation relationship, and to minimize, if not eliminate, the negative economic, social and emotional consequences to families that are experiencing separation or divorce.
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The essence of the process is the belief that it is in the best interests of the parties and their families to avoid adversarial proceedings, to resolve their differences with minimum conflict, and to work together to create shared solutions to the issues.
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Collaborative Practice relies on an atmosphere of honesty, cooperation, integrity, and professionalism geared towards the future well-being of all family members. Collaborative Practice uses informal discussions and short conferences to settle issues.
Financial Professionals
Linda Cartier
Registered Financial Planner & Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist
Linda Cartier is a Certified and Registered Financial Planner (CFP and R.F.P.), and a Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist (CFDS).
Mark Weiman
CPA, CA, CBV
Noted for his integrity, Mark Weiman has been thriving in the accounting world for over 25 years. Having received his Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University in 1992, his CA designation in 1994, and CBV designation in 2000, he was admitted to partnership in 2007.
Susan Nardi
Financial Divorce Specialist CFP
Susan Nardi is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist (CFDS). She is the Vice-President of the Sudbury Collaborative Practice group.
Legal Professionals
Krista Fortier
Lawyer
Krista Fortier is a lawyer with Fortier Law Firm where she practices with her father and brother. Krista Fortier attended Wilfred Laurier University in the Business Administration Program and thereafter the University of Windsor where she obtained her LL.B.
Nicola Munro
Lawyer
Working with other professionals in our collaborative law group in Sudbury the goal is to provide support through the emotional and financial stress of separation to achieve an out of court resolution of the issues each couple faces.
Trevor Kestle
Lawyer
Family law practitioner in the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. Experience dealing with custody, visitation, support, and the equalization of net family property.
Tanya Farkouh Martin
Lawyer
Born and raised in Northern Ontario, Tanya has lived in the City of Greater Sudbury since she graduated from the University of Windsor Law School in 2004. Over the course of the past 12 years she has been actively involved in the Sudbury community,.
Jerome Gardner
Lawyer
I can help you resolve your disputes in a respectful manner without going to court. I practice in family law, estates and civil disputes and have more than twenty years experience.
Jean Jacques Paquette
Lawyer
Family law involves agreements, expectations between family members and expectations of our society. When properly done, family law can bring out the best in people.
Serge F. Treherne
Lawyer
Serge F. Treherne has been practicing law for the past 32 years. Family Law has always been a part of Serge’s practice, with Serge representing a wide variety of clients at all stages of matrimonial disputes, relating to custody, access, child support, spousal support and the division of property.
Gerald Brouilette
Lawyer
Born and raised in Sudbury, I returned to my hometown after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School and I have been practicing family law here since 1992. Through my years…
Family Professionals
Cilvy Dupras
Psychotherapist
Cilvy works with individuals, couples and families since 1984 as a Psychotherapist and as a Sexologist. She first was trained in Montréal area in Psychodynamic and enjoyed working in Psychiatry, with a niche in stress and trauma.