News & Announcements


Celebrating our 20th Anniversary!

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Riverdale Mediation! It was 20 years ago that Riverdale Mediation got its start in, naturally, Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourhood, in a shared office on the Danforth. And in honour of this occasion, we have updated our About us page to include a literal history, accompanied by archival collages and photos. Check it out!

Linton Published Article added to CanLII

Originally published in the April 2020 issue of Ontario Family Law Reporter, Hilary Linton’s commentary on “Best Practices for Addressing Power Imbalance and Safety in Family Dispute Resolution Processes: Research, Protocols and the Law” was recently added to the CanLII website! Read the complete article here.

2020 Crowe Soberman Award of Excellence

Congratulations to Hilary Linton, the recipient of the 2020 Crowe Soberman Award of Excellence! The Crowe Soberman Award is FDRIO’s award of excellence for those in Ontario who had made a significant contribution and impact on family dispute resolution. Watch this entertaining video of Neil Maisel (Chair and partner at Crowe Soberman) and Lorne Wolfson (Past President) presenting the award to Hilary…from a distance!

Lawyer’s Daily article co-authored by Hilary Linton

Hilary Linton co-authored this article, entitled “Made-in-Ontario Access to Justice”, with colleagues Omar Ha-Redeye and Matilda Kissi on the Law Society of Ontario’s innovative approach to access to justice. Published by The Lawyer’s Daily on September 15, 2020, you can read the article here.

National Post Article – March 2020

Elizabeth Hyde recently spoke to journalist Josephine Wong of the National Post to discuss how separated couples deal with co-parenting in the wake of COVID-19. Read the full article here.