David R. Penney

Since 1995, David, who is not a lawyer but a private practice divorce mediator, has worked with families of every lifestyle, socioeconomic, ethnic, and professional background across Atlantic Canada and beyond. Having mediated numerous divorces no matter how straight forward or complicated, he recognizes that every divorce carries the same potential for costly, destructive conflict, if pursued through the litigation process. 

David worked in the field of mental health for 15 years, and is the former President of the Board for the Ontario Association of Family Mediators (OAFM), Board member for Family Mediation Canada (FMC) and is a Commissioner for the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Amongst the various influences he has brought to the field of divorce mediation, David participated in the formation of the Child Support Guidelines in place today.