Fairway Divorce Solutions - Kitchener/Waterloo

It's taken me a year to write this review as I needed to put some distance between myself and the separation process as a whole.

That said, I can't thank Fairway enough for their expertise, support and guidance along the way. My ex and I had every intention of remaining friendly to facilitate effective ongoing co-parenting. While the two of us are ultimately responsible for working together to make that happen, both Sarah and Colette were instrumental in setting us on that path.

The Fairway process is compassionate and well thought out, giving couples what they need to navigate their own unique separation circumstances in logical, manageable pieces. Not once did I ever feel as though we were being led toward a resolution on any point that left either one of us dissatisfied and would result in further conflict (as you often hear about happening, when lawyers are involved) ; in fact, we were in the driver's seat the entire time, with Fairway there to support and guide us, advising us on the finer points of separation agreements/divorce law.

Today, my ex and I have a constructive and pleasant relationship as co-parents and our kids have adjusted well to our new way of life. Without a doubt, Fairway has played an important role in all of this.

I like the way there doing it it helped a lot how the teach you about separation and how to handle dealing with the kids after separation and it helped me a lot after a year failing for divorce

Separation from a partner where kids are involved is truly a difficult and painful process, particularly when the two parties are at different points of acceptance and/or the path forward.

Julie put in a lot of effort with my ex and I over many months to get us to a mutually agreeable resolution. In my case, I appreciated the empathy, patience, and humanity that Julie showed through the process as I struggled with a lot of it. I was certainly way outside my comfort zone and at a low point emotionally with these proceedings. However, I'm fully aware that the separation experience could have been far nastier and more challenging, so I'm thankful for Julie's assistance in steering us through the difficulties of this process.

While I don't wish separation on anyone, if it is a reality for you I would definitely recommend connecting with Julie to at least help guide you through it and to improve your chances of having an amicable relationship with your ex coming out the other side.

Colette was an amazing resource in this very difficult process. She supported us in making some very challenging decisions. She was knowledgeable and compassionate. I would highly recommend using this service.

Colette and team have the process down pat, they know what questions to ask and when, and will provide answers to any questions you may have along the way. They did a great job for us at a very reasonable cost and with a quick turnaround.

Working with Colette streamlined the separation process and allowed us to work together collaboratively, making decisions for the best possible outcome for our family going forward. Colette's straightforward approach and positive attitude made an inherently stressful situation as simple as it could have been. I was incredibly impressed with how efficiently Fairway Divorce Solutions was able to create a Resolution Plan, as we used their fast track method to ensure the financial matters could be handled as quickly as possible. With having all the financial details ready for the initial meeting and Colette mediating the family plan details we were able to have a draft of the Resolution Plan within a month of the initial meeting, and with the helpful recommendation for Lawyers who have worked with Fairway Divorce Solutions often, the separation agreement was finalized in less than a month. Colette is the first person I would contact should I have a family dispute in the future and would highly recommend Fairway Divorce Solutions. I truly can't thank Colette and Sarah enough for all their fantastic work.

I know Colette to be passionate about helping her clients especially when children are involved. When clients can say that they get along better after the Fairway process, you know they're providing a great service.

Wow. My experience with FDS has been nothing but top notch from Day One. Colette and her staff greatly relieved my stress and confusion during the divorce process. Their professionalism, fairness, and extensive experience made this very low point in my life so much better than I thought it was going to be. Highly recommended. J. S.

The first: Fairway divorce does not give you any legal document as a result. The result of their "Fairway process" is vaguely written "report", which presumably could be taken into account by associated lawyers, and they draft you a legally binding separation agreement for fraction of the price in fraction of the time. I had no chance to verify that, because my greedy ex.decided that she could draft this agreement herself.

The second: Yes, as some other reviewers state, the whole process is very much biased towards females. Guys, get ready to be ashamed, threatened, and hear tear jerking stories about how unfortunate would be the fate of your ex.wives and your kids, unless you agree to their outrageous demands. Plus, you'd be constantly interrupted during negotiations. Don't know about others, but owner of the practice, Mrs. Fortin, have extremely poor listening skills for her profession. Also, Mrs. Fortin, especially likes to use kids as leverage in ex-wives favor. Disgusting practice, in my opinion. I have to take separate legal advice, spend numerous meetings in hard bargaining, in order to claw portion of what's mine back from these ladies in order to make my separated life remotely sustainable.

We tried to use Mrs. Fortin's services for mediation of some separation agreement violation as well. The same story: instead of being neutral Mrs. Fortin start inventing excuses for my ex.right from the start, without even hearing from her.

One star is for "free" legal seminar from the real lawyers, organized as a part of this "Fairway process": this one was kind of useful.

Colette and her staff were fantastic. They were prompt, professional and willing to provide candid and relevant advice. Colette was very approachable and made us feel comfortable right away. Great experience overall.

I highly recommend using Fairway Divorce Solutions. From beginning to end our experience was extremely positive. Initially we met with the owner, Colette, who took the time to explain the process and to assess our needs. From that point on we dealt with the other staff, who were very helpful, and mainly with Kirsty, our Mediator. Kirsty has the perfect personality for dealing with people in a very trying situation. She is extremely knowledge, kind and patient, and always had a smile on her face. Even if we started our meeting in a bad mood, Kirsty was always able to put things in perspective and helped us to understand that we would each eventually have control over our situation and that everything would be fine in the end. She was right. Many thanks to Kirsly for helping us through such a difficult life situation and giving us our confidence back!

My partner and I were looking for options to complete our separation and divorce with minimal costs and complications. The process seemed overwhelming and the lawyers we contacted were not willing to work with us together. We had both heard the ads for Fairway Divorce so we decided to explore this option and we are both glad that we did. Fairway supported our desire to work through our separation together – jointly. They explained the process clearly and were very thorough in the process. We both believe we saved money compared to what the process would have looked like going through lawyers. Our situation was simplistic as we are amicable and have no children but based on our experience we believe Fairway could offer even more value to folks in more complicated life situations. Would highly recommend Fairway to anyone going through a separation / divorce.

Awful experience. Have had to live at the poverty line for last three years in order to support my child who can only go to school half days. Collette told me i was responsible for any expenses going forward regarding my son needed supports. She also never recalculated and re adjusted spousal and child support. She seems to be able to sleep at night knowing that a single mom of a special needs child is able to live on 21000 dollars a year and she believes it is ok if the e xspouse who takes in 120000 salary does not need to assist and help his child live a better life. Shame on her.

We found ourselves in a situation where we did not believe that we could go forward together in a positive manner for either of us. We are friends so we continue to wish the best for each other. We wanted to find help in the separation process from someone who would really listen to OUR wishes instead of someone who would potentially push either of us in a direction that we were not comfortable with.
Kirsty was very thorough making sure that we both provided all of the financial information that would make the final outcome completely fair for both of us. That being said, she also listened to both of us and accommodated our wishes whether they were legally required or not. She made the legalities clear to both of us and we took all of the information she provided into consideration. The biggest thing for both of us was the fact that ultimately she respected our wishes and wanted to make sure we would be able to move forward in our individual futures feeling that we met the goals that we originally had set out to accomplish.

No one imagines that one day they will be in this position. It won't happen to us! It is paralyzing to say the least. When I called Fairway and this warm and friendly voice answered the phone I felt a calmness as I stumbled over my words. Megan was patient and empathetic. She answered all my questions, explained their process and never made me feel rushed. Colette was amazing at fasttracking our mediation and helped us get unstuck a few times.we could not have done this on our own. I know that mediation saved used us time and money, but most importantly our emotional well being.
Thank you Colette and team