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Family Law Conflict Resolution Services Across British Columbia
I help separated parents in British Columbia create or implement parenting plans through a structured legal process —not counselling, not therapy. When parents are deadlocked, I ensure that I have the delegated authority under the Family Law Act to decide. Parenting Coordination. Single Issue Arbitration. Parenting Plan Implementation Assessments. Online Agreement Drafting. Child Interviewing.
The Pattern‑Interruption Method™
Conflict follows a Script. Change the Script.
High‑conflict parenting disputes feel overwhelming because the conflict has no structure. Parents get pulled back into old stories, old hurts, and old patterns — not because they want to, but because the brain is wired to repeat what feels familiar. My role is to give your family a stable structure that keeps the conflict contained. You don’t have to retell the past. You don’t have to convince anyone of your story. You just need a clear process that moves issues forward and protects your children from the emotional fallout. I guide you toward agreement when possible. And when agreement isn’t possible, I make decisions so your family can keep moving. You don’t need to know the right process. You just need a structure strong enough to carry you through. Stop the cycle of delay, escalation, and mounting legal bills. Keep the focus on your children, not the conflict. Build skills you can use independently, reducing reliance on professionals over time.
Practical Paths Forward for Families and Professionals
Choose the Right Process for Your Family Law Challenge
Not every family needs the same solution. Whether there is an existing court order that is not working, a specific dispute that needs a binding decision, or a need to bring a child's voice into the process, Cori McGuire is an accredited mediator, arbitrator and parenting coordinator with the Law Society of BC, and she provides structured, child-focused services designed to help families and professionals move forward.
We Have a Court Order or Agreement, But It's Not Working
When parenting arrangements break down after separation, returning to court is not the only option. Cori McGuire provides Parenting Coordination, child interviewing services, and structured decision-making frameworks to help families resolve day-to-day disputes, improve implementation, and reduce ongoing conflict.
We Need a Fair, Binding Decision — Fast
Some disputes require a timely and definitive resolution. Cori McGuire offers Single-Issue Arbitration to resolve specific family law disputes efficiently. Mediation services and family law agreement drafting are also available for families who are ready to negotiate, collaborate, and reach lasting solutions.
We Need a Structured Approach to an Agreement or a Child's Voice Heard
Complex parenting situations often benefit from both structure and clarity. Cori McGuire provides child interviewing services and designs practical parenting frameworks that help families, lawyers, mediators, and other professionals address challenging issues with a clear and child-focused process.
Rolling Single‑Issue Family Law Arbitration
Single-issue arbitration is a separate, stand alone process — not an extension of parenting coordination. It's designed for families where parenting coordination isn't the right fit: when there are no foundational parenting plan orders in place, when the court order doesn't grant a parenting coordinator the authority to make decisions, or when the issues involve matters outside a PC's jurisdiction (such as family property, child support, or spousal support). In this role, I act as an arbitrator — not a parenting coordinator, past or present. Each issue is defined and decided individually, with a binding, court-enforceable decision under British Columbia law. This allows families to resolve disputes efficiently, one issue at a time, without the cost and delay of full litigation.
Structured Parenting Coordination Services
If you already have a parenting agreement or court order, but it is not working in practice, parenting coordination provides a structured process to implement existing arrangements and resolve day-to-day parenting disputes.
More ways Cori can help
Families facing separation, high conflict, or difficult parenting decisions often need more than legal information. They need practical, structured pathways for making decisions, resolving disputes, and moving forward. The following services are available throughout British Columbia.
Family Law Agreements without delay, stress or cost
Online preparation of separation agreements, parenting agreements, cohabitation agreements, marriage agreements, and family law agreements tailored to your family's unique circumstances. Learn how families across British Columbia can reach legally informaed agreements without unnecessary conflict.
Child Interviews and Structured Recommendations
Helping children be heard without putting them in the middle. Child interviews, evaluative views of the child reports, and implementation-focused recommendations provide developmentally appropriate ways to understand children's perspectives when important decisions are being made.
Conflict Resolution Design
When the problem is not legal—it's implementation. Some families need practical systems for consultation, communication, school decisions, childcare disputes, scheduling conflicts, and ongoing parenting decision-making. Structured conflict-resolution frameworks help families move forward.
Education and Professional Consultation
Training, speaking, mentoring, and professional support. Educational programs, presentations, consultations, and mentoring services for lawyers, Parenting Coordinators, mediators, arbitrators, and organizations working with complex family conflict.
Implementation by a Family Law Lawyer
The real cost of conflict is not just legal fees. It is the amount of life the conflict consumes —your attention, your energy, your peace of mind, and your children's childhood.
Children only get one childhood. Not two. Not a redo. And while the adults are locked in conflict, that single, irreplaceable childhood is quietly consumed by stress, loyalty binds, uncertainty, and adult problems children were never meant to carry.
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