Membership Level: Certified

Geoff Carpenter is a lawyer, mediator, arbitrator and parenting coordinator. He is certified as a specialist in family law by the Law Society of Ontario. He works as a Dispute Resolution Officer, hearing conferences and final exit pre-trials for matters in the Milton and Brampton courthouses. He is also a panel member for the Office of the Children's Lawyer. Geoff is the chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Child and Youth Law Section and a regular speaker at CPD programs for lawyers and dispute resolution professionals. He is also an active member of his community, serving as the former ...


Membership Level: Certified

Susan is a Founder Member of FDRIO. After several years of providing Mental Health Assessments for criminal court and assisting clients navigate family court, while acting as agent and mediator in family court, Susan took her knowledge and skills in family dynamics, childrens mental health and extensive experience in family court to a better method of resolving family disputes. Since opening her private practice she has helped hundreds of families come to negotiated agreements that allow them to better manage ongoing relationships for years to come. Susan has had many opportunities to meet ...


Membership Level: Certified

Before a family resorts to the court system, it should consider mediation. I am an accredited mediator and arbitrator and can help your family settle its dispute before things get costly and out of control. There are cases where mediation only goes so far and you need someone to settle the dispute between the parties. In these cases, I can act as an arbitrator. This is often a quicker and more effective way to settle your dispute once mediation has failed. As an arbitrator, I make the decision. Once I have gained a familiarity with you and your family’s dynamics in mediation, it is much ...


45 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 900, Toronto, ON M2N 5W9
Membership Level: Certified

408-277 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, ON L6J 6J3
Membership Level: Certified

Toronto, ON
Membership Level: Certified

Marianne Cuhaci is a certified specialist in mediation, parenting coordination and family arbitration. She has been practicing as a social worker for 40 years. Her experience is extensive and varied. Marianne's earlier background includes having worked as a child protection worker with the Children's Aid Society (C.A.S.) of Ottawa from 1979 to 1985. She subsequently joined the multi-disciplinary team in the Forensic Program at the Royal Ottawa Hospital in 1987, proving inpatient and outpatient services to clients struggling with mental illness and facing criminal charges. From 1995 to 2002, ...


Membership Level: Certified

Hilary has owned and led Riverdale Mediation since 2001 where she and her colleagues provide top quality, affordable and accessible family mediation, arbitration and parenting coordination services. Riverdale specializes in effective online dispute resolution. Riverdale also is a North American leader in providing family mediation, arbitration and parenting training for FDRP and OAFM Certification designations. Riverdale has trained, mentored and supervised many hundreds of family mediation students from across the country. Hilary's work has been honoured by Awards of Excellence from the ...


425 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5G 1T6
Membership Level: Certified

Jared is a social worker in private practice specializing in services for families experiencing high conflict separation and divorce. He provides a range of services including Parenting Coordination, mediation, assessment, views and preferences reports, and therapeutic interventions. He is a panel clinician with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer anda former roster mediator with Toronto Family Mediation Services. Jared is also a Collaborative Family Professional, a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and is the co-chair of the Parenting Coordination section for ...


Membership Level: Certified

Claudette is a registered social worker and accredited mediator practicing in Durham Region, York Region and Toronto. Her practice includes family mediation, child protection mediation, parenting coordination, custody and access assessment and community mediation. Claudette is also a Voice of the Child Practitioner (VOC) and Child Inclusive Mediator. As a family professional, Claudette's main objective is to empower parents to reach agreements that are in their children's best interest. She has extensive experience working in child welfare and is a member on the Ontario Child Protection ...