10 MEDIATE – Family Mediation

Tina is a lawyer and accredited mediator with over 17 years of experience in Ontario’s family justice system. She focuses her practice on effective, informed, and child-focused family mediation for a wide range of family law legal issues. Tina has worked as in-house counsel for the Ministry of the Attorney General, where she provided advice on family law, family court processes, and family legal policy issues. She was also involved in developing initiatives such as the Child Support Guidelines and the Family Responsibility Office. Tina has practiced family law and worked as Counsel, Family Law, at the Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice.

Tina has experience and training in advanced mediation, negotiation, and collaborative family law. She also has expertise in screening for power imbalances and intimate partner violence. As an empathetic listener and skilled communicator, Tina understands the emotional and financial toll that litigation can have on families, especially children. Therefore, she is committed to providing a better way for families to manage their issues on relationship breakdown, one that is safe, supportive, informed, and allows the parties to determine an effective and lasting resolution.