Our Services
Our lawyers are experienced dealing with the following family law matters:
- Divorce
- Collaborative Divorce
- Common Law
- Custody and Access
- Parenting Coordination
- Property Division
- Adoptions
- Spousal and Child Support
- Agreements (Separation, Prenuptial)
- Representation in Court Proceedings
- Mediation
Knowing your rights and obligations is the first step in figuring out how best to proceed when resolving any family law matter. Whether your issue concerns drafting a prenuptial agreement to protect your assets, petitioning for divorce, negotiating child custody and support or resolving other potentially contentious matters, we help you to understand what your choices are before you have to make any decisions.
Family law is changing. There is a trend towards mediation over litigation and collaboration over advocacy. As the party directly affected you are in the best position to decide what is right for you. Our job is to help you evaluate your options. If the facts in your case suggest a mediated settlement will benefit you, we’ll recommend you consider this option and help you through the negotiation process. However, there are circumstances when court intervention is necessary to ensure preservation of property and assets, ensure personal safety or to make a decision when the parties are not able to resolve the matter on their own. We can handle all of these kinds of cases.
Latest Blog Posts:
- The Breakdown of a Polyamory Relationship: What You Need To Know
- Examinations for Discovery: What are They and how are They Used in Family Law?
- Diana Adam Joins Henderson Heinrichs LLP’s Edmonton Office
- Challenges of Cryptocurrency in Family Law
- Holiday Travel: I’m Going out of the Country with my Child During the Holidays. Is There Anything I Need to do?
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- Dealing with Debt after Separation
- Reducing Your Child Support Obligations Upon Loss of Employment in Alberta
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- Dos and Don’ts of Communication for Parents During Separation and Divorce
- How to Become the Guardian of a Child
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- Vanessa Park Joins Henderson Heinrichs LLP’s Vancouver Office
- Estate Planning, Separation, Divorce and Blended Families
- Child Support and Undue Hardship
- Summer Holidays and Parenting Time
- Pension Division and Spousal Waiver (Form 2) – What is it and should you sign?
- Judicial Case Conferences (JCCs) in Family Law Proceedings: What You Need to Know
- Parenting during separation and divorce. How do courts decide parenting time?
- Vancouver Supreme Court to Simplify Process of Getting Hearing Dates for Lengthy Chambers Applications
- How Separation or Divorce can Impact your Taxes
- How BC courts treat an Investment Advisor’s (IA) book of business
- Family debts and separation. How having a lawyer can protect your financial interests.
- Form 8 Financial Statements – A step-by-step overview.
- Top Tips for Form 8 Financial Statements
- Documents Important in Divorce Proceedings, Part II
- Ten Documents You Should Keep Close When You’re Getting A Divorce, Part I
- Disclosure and Non-Disclosure: A Vital Factor in Family Law
- Healthy Mind, Healthy Divorce
- Should I stay or can I go now? An update on parental mobility
- Why prenuptial agreements are good for both of you.
- Why do I need a lawyer for a separation agreement if my ex and I have already agreed on everything?
- Do I have to pay more spousal support if I make more money after separation?
- Estate planning: Who inherits from you if you get divorced?
- What you need to know about Marriage, Prenuptial and Co-habitation Agreements
- Parenting over the holidays: Your rights and what’s right for your children
- November is National Adoption Awareness Month: What you need to know about Adoptions
- Are Veteran’s Affairs Pensions considered Income for Child and Spousal Support?
- An Update on Joint Tenancy and Confusion Regarding Excluded Property under the Family Law Act
- What Does it Mean to be a Common-Law Spouse?
- An Intersection between Tax Issues and Separation or Divorce
- Retroactive Child Support: 19 years or 3 years?
- In High Net Worth Asset Division Cases: Is Spousal Support Still Payable?
- Henderson Heinrichs LLP officially opens its Edmonton Office: Helping those with Edmonton Divorce and Family Law Issues
- Should you have a “baby making” contract? A look into Fertility Law and Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
- The Worth of Family Agreements: Cohabitation, Pre-nuptial, and Separation Agreements
- Costs in Ontario Family Law
- Spousal Support Means, Needs, and Circumstances Considerations
- Recent BC Court Form Amendments: Disclosure in Litigation Confidential As Between Parties
- Nasty Doesn’t Work in Family Court
- The Proof of Abuse – The Role of Recording
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- Weekly Family Law Roundup #3
- Weekly Family Law Roundup #2
- Weekly Family Law Roundup #1
- To Mediate, or to Litigate: That is the Question.
- Children of Parents on Social Assistance Finally Able to Keep their Child Support
- Parental Alienation and Estrangement
- Paternity Testing and DNA Testing in Divorce and Family Law in British Columbia
- BC Government Seriously Considers Not Taking Money from Children
- Creative Applications: Using the Family Law Act to try to chase away your child’s date
- Avoid Joint Tenancy?: Property Division in British Columbia Becomes Less Clear
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- The Costs of Withdrawing a Case
- Starting a Family Law Action in Ontario
- Alcoholism and Support
- Property and Pensions in Ontario
- Short Relationship? Don’t count on getting half.
- Mobility in Family Law Part 3
- Mobility in Family Law Part 2
- Mobility in Family Law – Part 1
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- The Importance of Being Honest
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- Setting a Trial in Ontario and BC
- What is FMEP and is it for me?
- British Columbia Dispute Resolution Options
- Mediation & Collaborative Family Law on AM650
- Our Best Toronto Divorce Lawyer Advice, Part 1
- Don’t Update the Status of Your Court Orders
- Henderson Heinrichs on AM 650’s The Law Show
- 5 Tips to Making Shared Custody Work: A Primer
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- When Should You Hire a Vancouver Lawyer?
- New Federal Law Legislates First Nations Property Division on Divorce
- Non-Payment of Child Support: Is it Family Violence?
- Same Sex Divorce in British Columbia
- Bankruptcy and Property Claims
- Divorce Now Available for Non-Resident Same-Sex Couples
- We’re Temporarily Moving!
- The Importance of Pleading Certificates of Pending Litigation
- Views of the Child Reports
- FinancialResources.ca
- The Court as Custodial Parent?
- Top 5 Suggestions For Those Who Want to Keep Lawyer’s Fees To A Minimum
- Halloween Access
- Preparing for your First Meeting with a Family Lawyer at Henderson Heinrichs
- Disclosure Disclosure Disclosure
- Assisted Reproduction and the Family Law Act
- Maintaining Guideline Maintenance in Wealthy Families
- Reflections of a Student
- Social Media in Family Law or Divorce Actions Part 2
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- Sealing a Family File
- It’s Income Tax Time: Deduction of Legal Fees
- Divorce in Canada for Foreign Residents
- New 2012 Child Support Guideline Tables: Update Your Payments!
- Should I pay or should he owe now?
- New Child Support Guideline Tables
- Common Law Property Division Changes Coming
- Who will care for my children when I’m gone?
- Agreements are meant to be followed
- What does it take to Separate?
- What If No One Follows An Order?
- Document Disclosure
- Interim Custody and Status Quo
- Social Media in Family Law or Divorce Actions
- What’s in a name?
- Post-Secondary Education Costs
- Family Law Mediation
- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
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- Fallout from a No-Show
- Maintenance on the Death of a Party
- Following the Guidelines
- Review Hearing vs. Variation of an Order for support
- Court Services Online
- Joining Provincial and Supreme Court actions
- Expert Report Critiques
- Divorce Ads
- Court Scheduling
- Will Common-Law Mean the Same as Married Under the Proposed New Family Relations Act?
- Don’t Wait Too Long, Part II
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- JCC Scheduling Problems
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- Child Maintenance Claims: Can a Payor Claim Legal Fees as a Tax Deduction?
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- This Post is not Privileged
- Anonymizing Orders and Pleadings
- Completion of Registration of Live Birth
- Financial Statement Assumptions
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- Recent Cases on Costs
- Mobility Law Update
- Notices to Admit
- Reassessment of Trial Decisions
- What to do about non-disclosure
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