The Meaning Of The Term Legal Separation

A question that I am frequently asked is: what is a legal separation?
People often tell me they want a legal separation and usually they are referring to two things: one, what family law lawyers in the family courts consider being separated, which is also referred to as the date of separation; and two, a [...]

Divorce And Parenting Coaches Help Save Money

The collaborative team process is more than just trying to determine the clients’ legal rights and obligations according to the law.
The process looks at the individual needs of the family and tries to find something that works for them so that everyone feels that the resolution is reasonable and fair. Because the process [...]

How The Collaborative Team Process Can Save Money

The best way for clients to save money is to use what we call the collaborative team process which is a way of resolving disputes without the matter going to court.
In almost every Family Law case, there are disagreements that cannot be resolved by the clients on their own, and so they need some [...]

An Experienced Collaborative Lawyer Can Save Both Time And Money

There are thousands of people who go through a divorce without any legal representation or help because in my opinion they’re fearful that lawyers will make things worse. But, a collaborative lawyer is not that type of person.
A collaborative lawyer is there to help the clients make the best decisions for their whole family, and [...]

Mistakes To Avoid In A Divorce Or Separation

First thing, don’t brag about what type of money you make.
When you brag about how much money you make, it is going to come back to haunt you. Once you have separated and you tell your spouse you really don’t make that much, they are going to have a difficult time swallowing that pill. [...]

How Specialists And Agencies Help Clients Through Stressful Times

In terms of stress management, there are obviously counselors we send clients to.
There are workshops for families that have separated and where people can work with their former spouses together and learn how to co-parent now that they are separated.
In addition to that, there are also experts that we may hire that may [...]

The Benefits Of Mediation For Family Law

Mediation works best when both parties have equal bargaining powers and equal degrees of sophistication in understanding their financial situation.
In such a case, mediation is definitely the preferred route because it allows the parties to craft their own agreement. The parties are permitted to explore the issues that might create difficulty both at the [...]

Benefits Of Using Collaborative Law

The essential difference between collaborative family law and the existing model is that the existing model is an adversarial process.
A lawyer acting for a particular client works towards arranging the best possible outcome for that client. There is no consideration given to what happens to the other party. In trying to get the best [...]

Why Seeing A Family Lawyer Is Important in A Separation

I would recommend that people who are thinking of separating see a lawyer to know what they should or shouldn’t do to enhance or maintain their rights.
For instance, staying in the matrimonial home is an important issue when seeking custody. The courts are more willing to have the children stay in their familiar home [...]

Child and Spousal Support With Common Law Separations

Generally, married couples and common law couples that have separated are treated by the courts in the same way when it comes to spousal support.
There might be a tendency to go a little bit lower in the amount of support order with the common law relationship than with married couples, but generally the same [...]

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