​Deciding to separate from a spouse or long-term partner is rarely sudden. For many, it comes after months or even years of reflection, challenges, or growing emotional distance. While the decision is deeply personal, it often affects the entire family. Approaching this transition with care, compassion, and thoughtful planning can help support everyone involved. Taking gentle, informed steps early on can reduce conflict, protect well-being, and create a more stable path forward for the next chapter of family life.​
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​First Steps

• Getting started with the Alberta Family Resolution Hub | Alberta.ca - Guiding Tool to help you find the most suitable options to resolve your family matters. 
• Alberta Justice - Parenting After Separation Course. e-Course to help parents and guardians make positive choices about how they will continue to parent their children after separation. Mandatory requested by the Gov't of AB.
• Family law legislation | Alberta.ca 
• Apply for a Parenting Order | Alberta.ca​

Parent & Family Supports

• Wainwright FRN
• Healthy Families
• Family Resilience Program - Taproot​

Mediation Services - Lloydminster

• Healthy Future Divorce | Divorce
• Henka Divorce Law & Mediation In Alberta & Saskatchewan
• Divorce Mediation in Lloydminster | Fresh Start Mediation 
• ​De Novo Law | Family Law | Lloydminster | Chantelle Lefebvre | mediation

Legal Supports

• Lloydminster - Community Legal Clinic
• Questions - Legal Aid Alberta