Confidential Family Dispute Resolution in Calgary
Calgary Mediation Services
At Calgary Mediation Services, a division of Shim Law, we specialize in helping families navigate separation, divorce, and parenting challenges through collaborative and cost-effective solutions. Our experienced mediators and arbitrators are dedicated to providing a respectful and supportive environment, ensuring that your family’s unique needs are met with care and professionalism.
Why Choose Calgary Mediation Services?
Experienced Professionals
Our legal team in Calgary comprises skilled mediators and arbitrators with extensive experience in family law matters.
Tailored Solutions
We understand that each family is unique, and we work closely with you to develop customized solutions that address your specific needs.
Efficient and Streamlined
We help families resolve disputes quickly and effectively, avoiding unnecessary delays and stress while providing clear guidance every step of the way.
Confidential and Respectful
We prioritize your privacy and dignity, ensuring that all discussions remain confidential and conducted with respect.
Meet Our Lead Mediator
Peter Graburn
Senior Legal Counsel
Experienced, Insightful, and Committed to Fair Resolution
With over 35 years of experience in complex family law matters — including high-conflict parenting, financial support, and property division — Peter brings a calm and balanced approach to every mediation.
He is extensively trained in multiple dispute-resolution formats, from courtroom litigation to private mediation and arbitration, giving him a unique perspective to guide families through challenging transitions.
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Peter is dedicated to helping clients find collaborative, lasting solutions rooted in fairness, clarity, and understanding.
Committed to Your Peaceful Resolution
Our experienced team of family mediators and arbitrators in Calgary is here to help you navigate disputes with clarity and fairness. We guide families through mediation and arbitration processes, promoting understanding, collaboration, and solutions that work for everyone involved.
Our Calgary Family Mediation Services
Mediation is a voluntary, confidential, and collaborative process where a neutral third-party mediator helps separating or divorcing couples reach fair and mutually agreeable solutions. Our Calgary-based mediators are experienced in guiding families through complex issues while keeping the focus on clarity, fairness, and the best interests of the children.
Child Custody & Access
We help parents create balanced and workable custody arrangements that reflect the unique needs of their children and family circumstances.
Our mediators encourage open and constructive dialogue, carefully listen to each parent’s concerns, explore creative and flexible solutions, and focus on promoting stability, healthy co-parenting relationships, and long-term cooperation.
Child & Spousal Support
Financial matters can often be a source of tension during separation. We assist families in reaching clear, fair, and sustainable agreements.
We carefully consider legal guidelines, individual financial circumstances, and the long-term well-being of both children and parents. Our approach ensures that support arrangements are practical, manageable, and suitable for everyone involved.
Division of Property and Debts
Dividing property, assets, and debts can be a complicated and emotional process.
Our mediators provide structured guidance and practical solutions to help couples reach equitable agreements, minimizing conflict and avoiding lengthy court proceedings. We focus on fairness, transparency, and creating agreements that are mutually acceptable and legally sound.
Parenting Plans
A parenting plan helps minimize future disagreements and provides a clear framework for raising children after separation.
We work with families to define schedules, responsibilities, and decision-making authority, creating comprehensive plans that support consistency, stability, and the overall well-being of children, while ensuring both parents remain actively involved in important decisions involving their children.
Our Calgary Family Arbitration Services
Sometimes, mediation alone may not fully resolve all issues between separating or divorcing parents. Our family mediation/arbitration services provide a flexible hybrid approach that combines the benefits of collaborative negotiation with the certainty of binding decisions, offering families a clear path toward resolution.
By combining mediation and arbitration, this hybrid approach offers families a structured, timely, and cost-effective alternative to traditional court proceedings. It allows parties to maintain control over negotiations where possible, while also ensuring that any unresolved issues are settled with legal authority, giving you peace of mind and a clear path forward.
Mediation Phase
During the mediation phase, a neutral third-party mediator works with both parties to facilitate open discussion and negotiation.
The goal is to help families reach mutually agreeable and sustainable solutions on matters such as child custody, support, property division, and parenting responsibilities. This phase emphasizes open communication, understanding, and respectful collaboration, allowing families to resolve conflicts in a supportive, structured, and forward-focused environment.
Arbitration Phase
If certain issues remain unresolved after mediation, the mediator transitions into an arbitrator role.
In this phase, the arbitrator carefully reviews and considers the positions, concerns, and evidence presented by both parties, and makes binding, fair, and legally enforceable decisions on any outstanding matters. This approach ensures that disputes are resolved efficiently and effectively, while maintaining a professional, impartial, and structured process.
Need Guidance for Your Family Dispute?
Facing separation or family disagreements can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to handle it alone. Our experienced team of mediators and arbitrators is here to provide support, clarity, and professional guidance every step of the way.
Contact us today to take the first step toward a fair and peaceful resolution.
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What Our Clients Are Saying
Our clients throughout Calgary and Alberta value our compassionate approach and commitment to helping families find resolution without conflict. Read how our mediation and arbitration services have provided clarity, peace of mind, and lasting solutions during some of life’s most difficult transitions.
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Family Mediation & Arbitration FAQ
Family mediation in Calgary is a voluntary, confidential process where a neutral mediator helps couples and families resolve disputes outside of court. Our Calgary-based mediators focus on effective communication, collaboration, and practical solutions for child custody, parenting plans, support, and property division, helping families reach agreements that work for everyone.
Family arbitration in Calgary is a formal, legally binding process. If mediation does not resolve all issues, a trained arbitrator steps in to make fair and enforceable decisions. Arbitration provides a structured and efficient alternative to the Alberta court system, saving time while ensuring impartial outcomes.
Our Calgary mediation and arbitration services can help families resolve:
Child custody and access arrangements
Child and spousal support agreements
Division of property and debts
Parenting plans and decision-making responsibilities
This allows families in Calgary and surrounding areas to reach customized, peaceful solutions.
Mediation in Calgary is often faster, less stressful, and more collaborative than traditional litigation. By keeping decisions in the hands of the parties, it reduces conflict, promotes long-term co-parenting, and provides cost-effective solutions compared to Alberta court proceedings.
Yes. Both family mediation and arbitration in Calgary are strictly confidential. Discussions, proposals, and agreements remain private, encouraging honest communication and a safe environment to resolve disputes without fear of legal repercussions.
Family mediation in Calgary is available to separating or divorcing spouses, co-parents, and other family members involved in disputes. Our mediators work with families of all backgrounds to provide a respectful, inclusive, and fair process that prioritizes the best interests of children and adults alike.
Getting started is easy. Contact our Calgary office to schedule a consultation with one of our experienced mediators or arbitrators. We’ll review your situation, explain the mediation or arbitration process, and guide you toward a structured, professional, and peaceful resolution tailored to your family’s needs in Calgary and surrounding areas.
The timeline depends on the complexity of the issues. Simple disputes in Calgary may be resolved in a few sessions, while more complex matters may require additional meetings. Arbitration provides a faster, enforceable solution compared to the standard Alberta court process, helping families move forward more quickly.
Take the First Step Toward Resolution
Every family’s story is different, but peaceful resolution is always possible. If you’re ready to move forward with understanding, fairness, and clarity, our experienced mediators and arbitrators are here to help.
Contact Calgary Mediation Services today to schedule a confidential consultation and start building a path toward lasting solutions — without the stress of court.
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