Family Law Services

Parenting Arrangements & Schedules: Navigating weekly, holiday, and summer schedules that accommodate both parents while aligning with the child's routine. This is essential for effective child support calculations, ensuring that the needs of the child are met during all arrangements. 

Decision-Making Responsibility: Court representation or mediation is crucial in determining who holds the legal authority to make significant decisions regarding a child's health, education, and religious upbringing, which is a vital aspect often discussed alongside property division in divorce. 

Relocation / Mobility: We assist parents wishing to relocate to a different city, province, or country with their child, ensuring that any changes to parenting arrangements are in the child's best interest.

"Child Support: My ex refuses to pay child support. What can I do about the unpaid child support calculations? When my ex is evading service, I need guidance. Help me understand how child support calculations work, especially when it comes to special and extraordinary expenses. This includes how to fairly split additional costs like childcare, private school tuition, medical expenses, or activities categorized as Section 7 expenses. 

Spousal Support: Who qualifies for spousal support (entitlement), how much should be paid (quantum), and how long payments will last (duration) are key factors to consider, especially in light of property division in divorce and any existing parenting arrangements that might influence these discussions.

Family Home: "What will happen to our family home during the property division in divorce?" 

Dividing Assets and Debts: This involves splitting bank accounts, investments, vehicles, pensions, corporate shares, and shared credit card debt accumulated during the relationship, as well as considering factors like child support calculations and parenting arrangements. 

Excluded Property: It's important to determine which assets are protected from division, such as inheritances, gifts received from third parties, or assets owned prior to the relationship.

Separation Agreement: a binding contract that outlines all terms, such as child support calculations and parenting arrangements, without the need for court intervention. Alternatives to traditional courtroom litigation include marriage counselling, mediation, arbitration, or unbundled legal services, which can help address property division in divorce while avoiding high costs and lengthy delays.