Areas of Practice
I will listen to what you are hoping to achieve and apply my skills toward the best outcome possible. My services include honest advice that will enable you to feel confident making informed choices for your family’s future.
I assist clients on both private and legal aid retainers.
Family Law
I can assist you with family law matters arising from separation, divorce, and building a new family. Regardless of whether the changes were your choice or someone else’s, you need accurate information and a strong advocate to achieve the best possible outcome. I will work with you to resolve the issues by negotiation or mediation when possible, or by attendance at court when necessary.
I am available to assist you with the following family law issues:
- Legal advice when preparing to separate
- Guardianship issues
- Contact with non-guardians such as grandparents and other family members
- Resolving parenting time and parental responsibilities
- Child support
- Spousal support
- British Columbia Family Maintenance Agency arrears
- Protection and conduct orders
- Denial of parenting time
- Removals and relocations
- Emergency applications
- Applications to cancel ex parte orders
- Dividing assets and debts
- Separation agreements
- Divorce, both contested and uncontested
- Step-parent adoptions
- Cohabitation agreements
- Marriage contracts
Child Protection
I represent parents and other family members when the Ministry of Children and Family Development or Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies are involved with your family. I understand that you want the most control possible over outcomes following government intervention. Legal advice at the earliest stage possible is important for early decision-making. Whether you are engaged in meetings with social workers, mediation, or going to court, I can assist you.
My child protection practice includes:
- Consultations regarding the limits of government authority
- Safety plan development
- Collaborative meetings
- Family group conferences and family case planning conferences
- Removals, apprehensions, and presentation hearings
- Supervision orders
- Restraining orders and protective intervention orders
- Temporary custody applications
- Continuing custody applications
- Transfers of custody
- Adoption
- Related family law proceedings
