Introduction
People who need family lawyers are different from people who need other types of lawyers. If you are going through a separation or divorce, or if you need help with child custody or access, child or spousal support, or a children’s aid society issue, your case is about your life. Or, if you are about to get married or start living with some, you may have concerns about your future life.
If you are concerned about how a child is being treated at school, by a children’s aid society or some other institution, your feelings for that child can be overwhelming. How can you get that child the best help?
For separating spouses, money can also be an important issue. How can you ensure that you have the financial stability you need to move on with your life.
We can help you. See above for some starting points on this website.
Our Family Law team regularly contributes to the DSF Blog, see their posts here.
We have represented clients before every level of court from the Ontario Court of Justice to the Supreme Court of Canada. We have also helped my clients negotiate settlements, attended at mediations and arbitrations. Our lawyers are also adept at advocating for clients while keeping them out of court using family mediation and arbitration as appropriate. We also practice “Collaborative Practice”, which helps spouses with difficult situations, but who are committing to resolving matters without “wrecking the kids.” Our lawyers also help people who are getting married, or planning to live together, plan for their future life through a marriage contract or cohabitation agreement.
We devote extra energy to helping kids in difficult circumstances. We have successfully advocated to protect children in several ground breaking court decisions and court cases, showing that our lawyers are not only experts in complex financial matters.
In fact, our family lawyers have extensive experience in all of the following:
- Simple Divorce
- Separation Agreements
- Marriage Contracts
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Child and Spousal Support
- Custody and Access
- Property Division
- Structuring business in light of Family Law issues
- Legal issues surrounding heterosexual and same-sex relationships
- Common-law relationships
- Child Protection (Children’s Aid Society proceedings)
- Collaborative Law and Collaborative Practice
- Family Mediation and Family Arbitration
- Family Court Proceedings
- Adoptions
- Legal issues surrounding assisted reproduction
Top: Rachel Healey, John Schuman, Kerri Parslow, Julie Tyas,
Bottom: Brooke Kennedy, Denielle Boyer, Andrea Gosher
