Separation and divorce can have catastrophic consequences on everything you have worked for your entire life. Often, a properly prepared and negotiated separation agreement can prevent an extended, hostile and expensive court proceeding. Our Toronto lawyer can help you plan ahead and protect your future with a professionally prepared custom marriage contract or cohabitation agreement that can automatically become a separation agreement should the need arise. Our experienced and sensitive Family Lawyer will listen to your needs and concerns, consider your options and assist you by crafting an agreement customized to your individual needs.

Purchasing a home should be a joyous milestone, but requires careful and timely planning to ensure your biggest investment is properly protected. The process of purchasing or selling a home usually includes mortgage approval, tax considerations, home inspection, agreement of purchase and sale, final inspection and finally title registration and exchange of funds and keys. Our Real Estate Lawyer can assist you with all the steps of your purchase or sale of real estate, providing you with peace of mind at an affordable price.

The importance of this area of family law cannot be overstated. Our GTA family law lawyer will passionately fight for your rights, save you money and guide you while you deal with your most important asset, your children.

Estate litigation, including high conflict and complex estate litigation, is often the result of poor planning, a poorly drafted will, miscommunication or the avoidance of discussing what is often considered a taboo subject. The unfortunate consequences are often family conflict and years of stressful and expensive litigation. Our client driven Estates Lawyer will work together with you to develop and execute a litigation plan that is sensitive to family dynamics and limits litigation time and cost.

Corporations and trusts are tools used in tax and estate planning. Corporations often require customized articles, by-laws and share structure. Our Corporate Lawyer can assist you with Corporate Law, including incorporation, establishing professional corporations, trusts and partnerships, restructuring corporations and assistance with corporate governance. He will patiently answer your questions and be available to answer your calls and provide guidance.

Contested Applications, Uncontested Simple Applications and Joint Applications

Child support and spousal support can have a significant effect on your quality of life for years to come. Our Ontario family and divorce lawyer will leave no stone unturned in his fight to protect your rights.

Application for the Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee, formally known as Probate Applications. This certificate provides the estate trustee the authority to manage or distribute estate assets. Any deficiencies in the will need to be addressed prior to submitting this application or the court will not issue the certificate. The documents required for this application include the application form, the original will, a certified death certificate, a draft certificate, probate tax payment, affidavit of service, affidavit of execution and often additional affidavits, consents and a draft order. The documents need to be properly completed or they will be rejected by the court. From simple wills to incomplete or deficient wills and complex probate filings, our Estates Lawyer can assist you with this entire process, including properly completing and submitting the application and obtaining the court issued certificate. 

Marriage, separation and divorce all call for an updated will. Our Estates Lawyer will guide you to make the right decisions when going through these life changing events.

Our Estates Lawyer can help you create a customized strategy to suit your financial and personal priorities. By creating a proper will, we can also help your loved ones avoid costly and acrimonious litigation. Begin by creating an estate plan that includes customized solutions to create a financial safety net for your old age, ensures maximum net transfer to your beneficiaries, ensures you retain decision making over your assets and allows your business enterprises to continue unhindered after your passing. We can help your beneficiaries save on the capital gains tax payable on your passing by implementing an estate freeze and save on probate tax by creating double wills and using an Inter Vivos Trust.