Parenting and family matters that we help with
child decision mAKING responsibility
Who will make major decisions about a child’s health, education, and religion (formerly called “child custody”).
Parenting time
How much time a child will spend with each parent, as well as the right to make inquiries and to be given information about the child, including in relation to the child’s health and education (formerly called “child access).
Child contact for a non-parent
How much time a child will spend with someone other than a parent, including grandparents (formerly called “child access” when applied to a non-parent).
child support
The obligation that every parent has to provide financial assistance for the unmarried child who is either a minor or is enrolled in a full-time program of education, to the extent of the parent’s financial ability.
child protection
Keeping families together or reuniting them if the Children’s Aid Society becomes involved.
adoption
A court order that legally makes one person a child’s parent.
openness agreements
For regulating the rights between a child on the one hand, and, on the other hand, any of a number of people involved in the child’s life before the child’s adoption.
Spousal relationship matters that we help with
Cohabitation and marriage agreements
For couples already in or about to enter into a relationship and wishing to regulate their rights and obligations during their conjugal relationship, or on termination of the conjugal relationship, including property ownership, support, and some child issues (frequently called “prenuptial agreements” or a “prenup”).
Separations and divorces
When formally ending a conjugal or spousal relationship.
separation agreements
For couples, who cohabited or were married and have separated, wishing to regulate their rights and obligations including property ownership, support, and child issues.
parenting agreements
For couples wishing to regulate their rights and obligations pertaining to child issues.
Spousal support
The obligation, usually of limited duration, that every spouse must provide financial assistance to their former spouse, to the extent that the spouse is capable of doing so.
Property division
Following a separation or divorce, the division of property between the former spouses, which can include bank accounts, real estate, pensions, and other property.