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Acting purely on your behalf, we can provide independent legal advice on contracts before you sign them, to provide unbiased advice on how the contract may affect you legally. For example, on a cohabitation agreement with a current partner.

Collaborative law is an out-of-court process of problem solving. Both parties retain separate lawyers who help them settle the dispute. If the parties decide to go to court, the collaborative law process is terminated, and lawyers are longer involved in the case. Parties to a collaborative law arrangement must sign contractual agreements before the process begins.

Decisions on when to file a Notice of Family Claim involve multiple and often confusing legal considerations. During this time, parties may be emotionally charged, and finding the legal alternatives to be complicated. If you are unsure about whether to file court documents for divorce or separation, what the legal impact of not filing might be, or other legal consequences of filing/not filing a court proceeding are, then contact us to schedule a consultation. Before filing, consult the help of an experienced family lawyer.

This may include property that a party had before the relationship began, and may include inheritances, settlements or personal injury awards, or trust funds. Excluded property is a complex legal issue and may factors are considered in determining if property is excluded. We provide legal advice to highlight the factors courts consider in determining if property is excluded or not, so you may make an informed choice to pursue an excluded property claim.

Generally, both parties share the cost by paying a retainer at the beginning. Usually, mediation is more affordable, both financially and emotionally, than having a court decide.