Family Law

Enduring a family law case can be one of the most divisive, heart wrenching and plainly emotionally tumultuous experiences that a person goes through in a lifetime. Vital family law issues include child custody and access, domestic violence allegations, child support, spousal support, division of property including pension division; these are all matters that require pain staking attention by devoted legal counsel. These matters equally require the active participation of an engaged and motivated client. At the Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre we know that the client may be at a stage of life where he/she is emotionally wounded and stretched beyond all reasonable limits. Yet, we find a way to work together to make the situation better than when we started out.

Other issues that impact the traditional nuclear family can present an explosive emotional back drop to conflict. Such issues as paternity allegations (including "paternity fraud") and related claims for child support can stretch a person’s ability to cope with day to day life.

Even when you think that finally life after separation and divorce has returned to some semblance of normalcy, you may be faced with a "motion to change" a previous order or separation agreement. This is also know as an "application to vary".

Family law can also include an attack by a child protection agency (Children's Aid Society) upon the physical and emotional integrity of the family unit.

Support claims against an estate of a deceased person are also part of the family law practice at Gene C. Colman's Family Law Centre. These cases often involve even more complicated emotional aspects than family law disputes amongst the living.

Family Law is all we do at this practice. We recognize the other factors that influence a person's ability to cope with a family law case: psychological, emotional, financial. We are interested in cases of a complex nature and/or cases where a parent is trying to maintain a decent relationship with his/her child(ren).

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