Joan Cotie Mediation & Consulting Ltd.

Uncertainty caused by the pandemic can bring stress, fear, even panic. Tania Perlin offers tips for self-care and compassion that can ease our anxiety and help us manage our lives.In the eye of the storm Two weeks ago, I listened with disbelief to the news that schools will remain closed after March Break, and then with a further shock that many courts would be closed until further notice. The continuous news feed, telling us to stay home, social distance from others, and cl...Continue reading

These are difficult times for all but I believe even more so for those dealing with family issues outside of those caused by Covid-19. I continue to work from my home office to provide services to current clients and wanted to let you know of the services I can offer to clients or to your staff/yourself, as we navigate what the new normal will look like in family law matters. People are scared and this makes the accusations and vitriol between parties even more difficult. Wit...Continue reading

Section 211 reports (Custody Evaluations/Assessments) have become a big part of my work and I am enjoying positive responses to the reports. Give me a call to assist you or your clients with an assessment of your family.

We will be closed for Christmas to celebrate with family. We wish you the best holidays and peace and love now and all year.

Attending the AFCC symposium on Child Custody evaluations in Denver. Learning lots to improve my service to clients receiving Section 211 reports.

Looking forward to 2 days of learning with colleagues about arbitration and mediation

Heading off to the ADRBC Symposium to hear many insightful speakers and learn more to assist future clients.

Hey all you PI lawyers and clients, I have trained, practiced, participated in mediations and am ready to take on files. Give me a call and lets chat, if you have any questions or are just curious. Looking forward to this new endeavour.

Passed my Gladue writing course! Calling all lawyers needing reports - give me a call about working with your clients.

Joan has trained and is ready to do mediations for ICBC and other personal injury matters. Call her today to discuss her availability.

Call me to learn more about how I can help your clients get past the tough spots in their or their families lives?

Give me a call and let's talk about how I can work with your family.

VIEWS OF THE CHILD/HEAR THE CHILD REPORTS: Give me a call and we can discuss your needs for a report that takes into consideration the views of the children in your family. With more than 35 years of experience working with families and children, I am able to connect with children and allow them to open up. I confidentially share their views so that their parents and the courts can guarantee the children's best interests are met. Take a look at my website at www.joancotie.com for more information.

Looking forward to a year full of new possibilities. PARENT COORDINATION: As a parent coordinator I work with families to teach them ways to communicate and be respectful of each other. I try to let them work out the issues through mediation and education and should this not work for them, can assist them to move on by making a determination regarding the issue. ... I believe in empowering the parents and the children to have voices in resolving their family conflict and moving to a place where they work together. I have a sliding scale of fees. See my website at www.joancotie.com. See more

Looking forward to new opportunities in the next year. ARBITRATION: Joan is a qualified civil arbitrator and strata arbitrator. I work with ICBC to arbitrate claims and have worked with many individuals and organizations including the Better Business Bureau of Victoria. ... I look forward to answering your questions about my arbitration practice. See more

Looking forward to new possibilities this next year. MEDIATION: I want to remind colleagues that I am a mediator who: works with families going through separation and divorce; with families who wish to resolve differences and stay together including parent/teen/child conflicts; with families with aging members who wish to plan for estate/wills options and elder care; and with families who just need an impartial third party to assist them to resolve conflict. I also mediate community and workplace issues. Mediators can help anyone experiencing conflict to reach agreements and resolutions.

Another great day working with parents to plan their future co-parenting. Really nice to see them work together and plan for their kids instead of going to court. Mediation magic!

We are now doing Parenting Coordination work and Views of the Child Reports.