Family Law & Mediation
The family law lawyers at Shnier Mackenzie Law understand that family law matters can be difficult. Emotions are high during separation and divorce, and uncertainty about the future can make the situation even more strenuous.
We take a solution-oriented approach to family law that starts with taking the time to learn what’s most important to you. Our family lawyers will then develop a customized, thoughtfully-prepared legal strategy and workable, timely solutions that move your matter toward a resolution that’s aligned with your goals.
Book a free, no-obligation 30-minute discovery call with a family lawyer at Shnier Mackenzie Law to get started on a customized legal solution that puts your needs and goals first.
Family Law & Mediation
Our team ensures that you understand your rights and obligations as they apply to your situation and dedicate ourselves to representing your interests. We help you feel supported and confident throughout the entire process, and are available to answer all of your questions. Shnier Mackenzie Law knows that no two situations involving family relationships are the same. You can count on our family law lawyers to develop practical legal solutions as unique as you are.
Where appropriate, we encourage our clients to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the form of mediation or Collaborative Family Law.
We help you to strategically develop amenable solutions that work for you to settle your case family, without having to go to court.
We help you develop and finalize Separation Agreements, which are legal contracts, to ensure fair and predictable division of assets, custody arrangements, support, and more.
Shnier Mackenzie Law is your advocate as we help you to develop a customized strategy that allows you and your family to move forward with certainty and clarity.
We are dedicated to representing you and ensuring your rights are advocated for, respected, and upheld every step of the way.
Our lawyers represent you during your child custody negotiations. We represent the best interests of your children, your family, and you. Children are often the most vulnerable parties in family law disputes. Shnier Mackenzie Law will ensure that you understand and uphold your rights under the Family Law Act, other applicable law, and case law.
Our lawyers work with you to develop strategic, individualized strategy to resolve issues including but not limited to the matrimonial home, investment properties, and other assets.
Shnier Mackenzie Law works with you to develop and implement solutions that are in the best interests of your children, ensuring that their rights are defended, respected, and upheld.
Child support is the right of the child. Shnier Mackenzie Law works with you to ensure that your children are receiving their support in accordance with the Family Law Act, other applicable law, and case law.
Shnier Mackenzie Law will work with you to determine your entitlement to spousal support and advocate to ensure that you are receiving your full entitlement under the law.
Mediation and Collaborative Family Law
Where appropriate, we encourage our clients to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the form of mediation or Collaborative Family Law (negotiation). These cost-effective, child-focused methods of resolution help families avoid the stress and expense of litigation, delivering a resolution to the matter sooner.
Book a free, no-obligation 30-minute discovery call with a family lawyer at Shnier Mackenzie Law.
Family Law Mediation
Mediation allows clients to work together directly with a mediator to achieve results. The mediator is an informed, trained professional who can moderate, assist, and guide the conversation toward negotiated agreements. This process avoids the “broken telephone” approach, where a client’s communication occurs only through a lawyer or judge who has limited knowledge of the family but can affect decisions with long-lasting implications.
Our role in mediation is not to provide legal advice but to help facilitate discussions on the issues important to you and reach a settlement based on common ground.
The mediation itself may or may not involve lawyers being present. However, all parties should obtain independent legal advice (ILA) from a qualified family law lawyer before entering into any final agreements.
Collaborative Family Law
The Collaborative Family Law process is an out-of-court negotiation in which parties and their lawyers agree to work together to resolve the issues arising from the breakdown in the parties’ relationship.
Our family law lawyers can represent you during negotiations, helping you retain control over the resolution that will affect your life and those of your children moving forward.
If a settlement cannot be reached through negotiation, we will present you with all of your other available options, including litigation through the family court system. Given the settlement-minded and frank discussions between the parties during the Collaborative Family Law process, the lawyers involved should avoid becoming involved in any litigation in the relevant matter if the collaborative process breaks down.
Our goal is to empower you with a complete understanding of the next steps so you can confidently move your matters toward finality.
*Kindly note that we are currently not accepting Legal Aid Certificates.