Archive for Angela Mercier

Divorce Mediation Procedures Explained

Divorce Mediation Procedures Explained Initiating Mediation Both parties must be willing to participate in divorce mediation – it cannot be forced onto a partner or spouse. In many cases, one partner contacts a divorce mediator for information about the procedure. Every mediator has their own procedure. In our firm, each party must complete the intake […]

How Mediation Is Very Different from Meditation

How Mediation Is Very Different from Meditation The confusion between the two words actually comes up more often than you might think… In September of 2017 I was hosting a seminar on “Mediation: A Healthier Way of Resolving Dispute and/or Conflict: Alternative to Court”. I thought the title clearly stated what I was going to […]

Where To Start If You Are Thinking Of Mediation For Your Divorce

Where To Start If You Are Thinking Of Mediation For Your Divorce Mediation is a better way to guide couples through the difficult challenges that surround separation and divorce. Mediation diffuses conflict and promotes communication. Mediation does not just avoid the hostilities that litigation can create, it preserves important assets that litigation can consume. The […]

Are You going through a Divorce? Here is a Financial Checklist:

Are You going through a Divorce? Here is a Financial Checklist: One of the most often asked questions, when someone is going through a divorce, is, “What financial documents do I need?” Here is a checklist for clients to use so that all the important financial information is collected. >> Checklist for Separation and Divorce

Mediation is Neutral and Cost Effective

Mediation is Neutral and Cost Effective Mediation has been around for a very long time. The process allows all parties to come together in a non-judgmental environment where the mediator remains neutral. In this space all parties feel safe to share their interests and goals for a successful resolution. One of the key reasons parties […]

Why Mediation? A Healthier Way of Resolving Conflict

Why Mediation? A Healthier Way of Resolving Conflict Here are 4 Benefits of Mediation: Less Emotionally Damaging More Efficient and Private More Affordable The results bring into account all parties interests Mediation does not just avoid the hostilities that litigation can create it preserves important assets that litigation can consume. Mediation diffuses conflict and promotes […]

How The Divorce Workshop came to be

How The Divorce Workshop came to be There are many things in life that we plan for. We plan for graduation, our first job, our first car, the first home we purchase. We plan for marriage and, perhaps, children. However, most Nova Scotians—most Canadians even—never plan for the end of marriage. We’re especially unprepared for […]

Why did I become a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA)?

Why did I become a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA)? I am asked this question a lot. I have even received hate mail regarding my certified divorce financial analyst practice and to top it off I have even been accused of being Pro Divorce! In early October, 2010, I came across an article about a […]

What Does a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Do?

What Does a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Do? Although it’s not easy, clients going through separation or divorce need to take emotion out of their calculations and take control of their finances. Angela will help you figure it all out, such as… How your cashflow will be impacted both positively and or negatively, today and […]

So You’re Going Through A Divorce

So You’re Going Through A Divorce Right now, at this crossroad, figuring out your finances is one of the most important things you need to do, and do well. The clients I’ve worked with as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst come from different stages of life and with different experiences. However, they all have one thing […]

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