SJE Law, Legal Services
Looking to retain a family lawyer or family mediator?
Samantha offers legal consultations, legal representation and mediation for individuals considering separating or going through separation, divorcing, considering cohabiting, cohabiting, getting married or married. Unsure whether you need a lawyer but want legal advice specific to you? Schedule a consultation. If you are looking for more general legal information, visit the “Legal Education” Tab.
Separation
Divorce
Samantha is a trained collaborative family lawyer and uses her settlement training to help clients achieve their goals through a negotiated resolution in appropriate circumstances. Samantha is experienced in negotiating complex and creative separation agreements, either by way of negotiation between counsel, a collaborative process and/or mediation.
Where settlement is not possible, Samantha is a dynamic litigator who has successfully appeared before all levels of court, including the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Samantha is experienced in advancing and defending claims on behalf of clients relating to the family law issues resulting from the breakdown of their relationship, as well as issues relating to spousal violence, assault and abuse.
Samantha’s reported decisions include:
Samantha regularly negotiates both straight-forward and creative, complex cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts, and prenuptial agreements with a flair for innovative terms that meet her clients’ needs.
Samantha encourages everyone who is getting married or who lives or is considering living in a common law relationship to ensure they understand their rights and obligations.
Moving in or getting married and questioning whether a contract is necessary? Schedule a one-hour consultation to understand your rights and obligations and if a contract is right for you.
Cohabitation Agreements
Marriage Contracts
Prenuptial Agreements
Mediation
Through the mediation process parties can resolve the issues resulting from the breakdown of their relationship in ways that more broadly meet their needs and goals, as compared to the more restrictive outcomes that are available to them through the family court system. Using her training through the Osgoode Hall Law School Dispute Resolution Master of Laws, Samantha helps parties, with or without counsel, to come to a resolution in a fair, balanced and unbiased manner.