Adult Family Relationships
Resolve disagreements involving siblings, adult children and parents, extended family members or relationships strained by longstanding conflict.
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Family Conflict Mediation
Make room for a better family conversation.
Family disagreements can become harder to resolve when history, relationships and practical decisions are tangled together. Mediation provides a neutral, structured setting to clarify what matters, hear each perspective and work toward practical agreements.
When family mediation can help
Work through the decision without losing sight of the relationship.
Mediation can help family members address a specific disagreement, a pattern of conflict or a difficult decision that has become hard to discuss on their own.
Caregiving and Aging
Clarify caregiving roles, living arrangements, shared expenses, communication and important decisions involving an aging or vulnerable family member.
Changing Family Circumstances
Work through conflict arising in blended families, after a loss, during a transition or when responsibilities and expectations have changed.
What can be addressed
Focus the conversation on decisions that can move forward.
Communication and Boundaries
Set clearer expectations for contact, information-sharing, privacy and respectful communication.
Caregiving Responsibilities
Discuss how time, appointments, practical support and decision-making will be shared.
Shared Costs and Property
Address family expenses, belongings, shared property and other practical responsibilities.
Family Transitions
Develop workable arrangements following illness, loss, remarriage, relocation or another significant change.
Roles and Expectations
Clarify what each person can reasonably contribute and what they need from others.
Future Decisions
Create a process for sharing information and addressing new concerns before conflict escalates again.
Fees
Straightforward hourly pricing.
$280 per hour + GST
This is the total mediation rate, not a per-participant fee.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about family conflict mediation.
Who can participate?
Family mediation can involve siblings, adult children and parents, extended family members, blended-family members or others directly involved in the decisions being discussed.
Does everyone need to agree before contacting Resolve?
No. One person can make the first inquiry. Mediation can proceed only when all participants choose to take part.
Will we receive something in writing?
Where agreements are reached, Resolve can prepare a written summary setting out the decisions made, responsibilities identified and any next steps.
Is family mediation confidential?
Family mediation is generally private and confidential under the mediation agreement, subject to the legal and professional exceptions explained during intake.