The members of our Family Law Practice Group provide a complete range of services to clients requiring assistance because of the breakdown of relationships, issues involving children, gift giving and estate planning.

We can assist our clients in addressing questions and concerns with empathy and efficiency.  We believe in working to understand the interests and in trying to find options for resolving the issues facing families in hopes of reaching a new arrangement which works better than it did previously.

Our family law lawyers promote alternative dispute resolution techniques. We can offer services as mediators, arbitrators and collaborative lawyers as well as acting as your legal counsel in a mediation or arbitration. We can also assist in informal negotiations between family members or parties. Where appropriate we encourage our client’s to consider alternatives to litigation to resolve their family law issues.

They do so using techniques both adversarial and non-adversarial, as is appropriate. They can assist you with planning, negotiation, drafting agreements or court documents, consultative advice or by assisting with resolutions as facilitators or decision makers. Speak to any of one of our team to learn about the process options we can offer.

If required, our Family Law Group has extensive experience in contested family litigation, addressing a wide range of issues, including custody, access, child support, spousal support, and property and debt division (including rights related to the Home). Our team appears on a regular basis at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Family Court), and as appellate counsel in the Divisional Court and Court of Appeal of Ontario.

Our Practice Includes the following areas:

• Adoptions
• Custody
• Divorce
• Domestic Contracts
• Separation Agreements

Lawyers Practicing in this area:

• Carol A. Cochrane
• James W. Jeffcott
• Kevin J. Cantor