By David Harris-Lowe – Partner, Family Law
You may hear about lawyers talk to you about legal costs when a court action is started. This refers to two things – the amount you pay your lawyer for legal representation and also whether one litigant has to pay the other legal costs for the cost of…
David Harris-Lowe, Partner, Family Law
36 days in trial after two years in the court system. $500,000.00 in legal fees, with one party owing the other almost $200,000.00 as part of those legal costs. This was only part of the fallout recently after two parents were unable to agree to a custody and access…
The breakdown of a relationship is always a stressful experience but the emotional impact is heightened when there are children involved and spouses are faced with making a decision about how they intend to parent their children going forward or, worse yet, they are faced with having a judge make that decision for them. Once…
A relationship breakdown affects people in different ways. Some people know that they have grown apart, accept that fact and are able to move on with their lives rather quickly. These are the people who can come to a quick and rather painless resolution of their parenting and financial issues. If they use lawyers, their…
My husband has learned to tune-out my complaints when we watch popular programs such as Law & Order or other legal-based dramas. I am sure that I am not alone in my frustration with the misleading idea that any legal system, be it American or Canadian, can resolve issues as quickly as they do on…
