Divorce Solutions powered by Westpro Mediation and Miller Law
The place to find helpful information about better ways to resolve your divorce, separation, or parenting time matters without the high conflict that creates more stress for your children and ruins your emotional and financial well-being. This show features expert guests from Family Law, Child Welfare, Therapeutic Services, Law Enforcement, Finance, Social Science, and Health and Fitness. Divorce Solutions is hosted and produced by Jamie West, a communications professional and survivor of the Family Law system in Ontario, Canada. He is a father of three and is the Principal of Westpro Mediation and Consulting, a practice dedicated to Family Mediation and Counselling, leading to successful approaches and outcomes in otherwise high-conflict family law matters. Jamie knows the ins and outs of the Family Law system, having been dragged through it for 10 years and coming out on top. He shares his lived experience in this important and informative podcast. His co-host is Tracy Miller, a family law practitioner with over 30 years of experience in all facets of family law in Canada. She focuses most of her practice on alternative dispute resolution methods and is highly respected among her colleagues and the judiciary.
Episodes
60 episodes
Divorce Solutions Podcast #37 Introducing NEW PARTNERS
When is the best time to introduce new partners to your kids and your ex? Hmmmmm. Not sure there's a clear answer to this one but most experts say don't have a new partner at all until you've sorted out the emotions of your se...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #36 Your expectations might be a bit unreasonable
It can be difficult for professionals to manage client expectations especially when the client is would up emotionally and just wants it over. In this episode Jamie West and Tracy Miller discuss how important managing expectations ...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #35 What is a Parenting Coordinator?
These professionals can help with co-parenting and communication after separation acting like a referee on parenting issues while you and your ex get used to a new normal of perhaps different parenting styles and communication styles...more in ...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #34 Family and Friends Often don't help.
It sounds counter-intuitive, but when it comes to getting advice in the early stages of separation, it's best to take advice from family and friends with a skeptical ear. You see, they are all on your side, and they want to make you...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #33 ...Custody/Decision making the brass ring of warring parents
When it comes to battles between separating spouses, nothing seems to get people more fired up than a battle over what used to be called Custody or as it's now called Parental Decision Making... Why? We find out from Lawyer Tracy Miller a...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #32 ...January is DIVORCE MONTH!!
January is Divorce month....people wait until right after the holidays to separate and then Tracy and Jamie's phone's ring off the hook....
Divorce Solutions Podcast #31 Vindication in Family Law...there isn't any.
Think you'll show your ex that you're right and he's wrong? Don't hold your breath as we hear from Tracy Miller and Jamie West....
Divorce Solutions Podcast #30. Apologies...how useful are they?
Turns out they can be very useful to dial down the temperature and get people focussed on the best interests of their children and get their thinking forward focussed as we hear from Jamie West and Tracy Miller....
Divorce Solutions Podcast #64 Choose professionals very carefully
In this episode of Divorce Solutions, Mediator Jamie West and Lawyer Tracy Miller suggest that it's buyer beware when choosing a lawyer, mediator, therapist or financial expert. Being hasty can be costly.
Divorce Solutions #63 ...Here Comes the Judge!...The Honourable John Harper
This episode is an absolute must-listen. Retired Judge, The Honourable John Harper, joins Lawyer/Mediator Tracy Miller and Mediator and former high conflict litigant Jamie West in a full discussion about his career as a Famil...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #62 Cultural and Religious Differences
When a couple decides to uncouple, often their cultural and religious differences become flashpoints when trying to create a parenting plan and schedule. Family traditions usually need adjusting and flexibility is very frequently r...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #61 Mediation success stories
There are many reasons to choose a mediation process over litigation. Perhaps the greatest reason is one that is often overlooked. Faster closure and stress reduction are the top reasons ahead of the benefits of lower costs and having dir...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Mediation V. Litigation a cost comparison
Separation costs money. That's a fact. How much money depends on how you approach the issues that need addressing such as parenting schedules, division and equalization of assets, child and spousal support and who will get Great Aun...
Divorce Solutions Podcast #59. Social Media, proceed at your own risk.
Social media is a figurative minefield where what you post could blow up and harm you. As we hear from Lawyer/Mediator Tracy Miller and Mediator/Coach Jamie West, it makes no sense for you to do anything other than mothball your soc...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Parental Alienation the truth
Family Law experts, social workers and researchers can't seem to agree on whether or not the label Parental Alienation is appropriate in high-conflict divorces and battles between warring parents over parental decision-making and parenting time...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Myth busting about the family law system
A must hear episode here as Lawyer Tracy Miller and Family Mediator and divorce counsellor Jamie West discuss the myths surrounding the family law system and how to manage your expectations.
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Who gets the family pet??
The issue of where the family pet will live once a couple separates is becoming a bigger issue in society these days. In fact, the family law statutes have been update in British Columbia to reflect the importance that parties place...
Divorce Solutions-How to manage your money after divorce
Separation and Divorce cost money. The amount depends on which process you choose to get it done. Alternative dispute resolution processes such as Family Mediation, Arbitration or Collaborative Law all cost far less than litigatio...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Dividing net family property with guest Angelina Macri
Dividing up the "business" of marriage can seem overwhelming and frightening. Things like the matrimonial home are subject to different rules for division at separation than say an RRSP, pension or antique car or cottage. The good ...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-How to deal with a Narcissistic Ex
The words Narcissist and Gaslighting are two of the most overused and common words in society today. The truth is we do live in a much more self-centred society these days, but not everyone we believe is a Narcissist is truly one b...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Divorce Coaching
Tracy and Jamie speak with lawyer turned Divorce coach and Mediator Dominique Laundry…
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Mortgage broker advice on financing after separation
Nothing strikes fear in people settling financial issues after separation, like what happens with the marital home and where my next home will be?In this episode, Tracy Miller and Jamie West welcome veteran Mortgage Broker Julie Brenneman a...
Divorce Solutions Podcast-Real Estate issues and selling the marital home
On this episode, Tracy Miller and Jamie West welcome special guest David Lapointe from Century 21 Real Estate to discuss the ins and outs of selling the marital home after separation. It might seem straightforward, but like many thi...
Divorce Solutions Podcast...The Challenge of Choice with special guest Richard Fast
Richard Fast is an expert on thinking. He's the creator of the wildly popular game Mindtrap, which has sold millions worldwide. The number of decisions you must make during separation and divorce can be overwhelming. &...
Divorce Solutions Podcast...What exactly happens at a Mediation ??
The mysterious Family Mediation session will be much less mysterious after you listen to this episode wherein Tracy Miller and Jamie West paint a picture of a much more productive and cost-effective way to approach your separation. ...