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Ontario Collaborative Divorce Lawyers and Financial Planner

Ontario Collaborative Practice

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The Collaborative approach appeals to couples who want to retain some control over their separation and wish to resolve their differences creatively, with dignity and respect. Above all, this approach requires a commitment by both spouses, their respective lawyers, and any other professionals who may be engaged by the couple to assist in the process to reach solutions without going to court.

Collaborative Practitioners — lawyers, mediators, financial specialists, child specialists, and coaches — have been specially trained to work as a team, to provide the expertise needed for a particular case. The Collaborative process is tailored to the individual family and recognizes their needs, values, and financial resources. Collaborative Practice is especially suited to situations where shared responsibility for raising children means parents will remain in touch for years after they separate.

In Collaborative Practice, clients each retain their own Collaboratively-trained lawyer and sign a contract with the lawyers and other professionals to establish the ground rules for negotiations. All participants agree to work together ethically and co-operatively, including providing full financial disclosure. If negotiations fail in Collaborative Practice, the professionals must withdraw, and different lawyers must be hired by the individuals to take the matter forward to court.

Separation and divorce are not simply about legal issues; they include emotional, financial, and child concerns that come along with one of life’s most difficult transitions. The Collaborative approach can be adapted to consider all aspects of your divorce — not just ‘legal rights’. Couples work with their chosen professionals to resolve their differences — outside of court — and commit to addressing their highest priorities. For many couples, the Collaborative approach offers couples an alternative that is less stressful, more cost effective, and more empowering, often resulting in solutions that better reflect the needs of the family.

Lawyers

Anne Freed Anne Freed
(416) 948-0444
e-mail: afreed@sympatico.ca
Website:  www.annefreed.com
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Anne Freed is a 26-year family lawyer and mediator, and holds a Master's of Law in Alternate Dispute Resolution. Anne wants the public to have access to information, understand the process, and work toward a civilized and cost-effective resolution for the family. She is a firm believer in the Collaborative Process as a Win/Win method of accomplishing these objectives.

Judith Holzman Judith Holzman
(905) 303-1070
e-mail: judith@jhlawoffices.com
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Judith Holzman has practiced family law for over 29-years. She feels that the customiz-ed settlements and the speed with which Collaborative Law allows people to settle their differences and reach their goals allows for less stress on the parties and their children and a brighter future for everyone.

Sheila Kirsh Sheila Kirsh
(416) 367-1765
e-mail: sheila@kirsh-LAW.com
Website: www.kirsh-LAW.com

Sheila Kirsh, Chair and Founding Member of Collaborative Practice Toronto, has practiced family law for over 25 years. She has expertise in resolving parenting problems, division of family assets, and support disputes. Sheila is excited about Collaborative Practice and welcomes the opportunity to help you through the difficulties of separation and divorce in a private and respectful way, while maintaining a healthy relationship with your children and preserving your financial assets.

Collaborative Practice: Robin Leighton Robin Leighton
(416) 222-6980
e-mail: rleighton@nathenssiegel.com
Website: www.NathensSiegel.com

Robin Leighton has practiced exclusively in family law since her call to the bar and is delighted to be able to expand her practice to include collaborative practices and principles. These allow her clients to take charge of their own futures by resolving issues between themselves in the ways that best suit their family's needs.

Douglas Millstone

Douglas Millstone
(416) 289 7996
e-mail: dmillstone@bellnet.ca
Website: www.DMillstonelaw.com

Douglas Millstone has practiced family law since 1976; advocating in court, negotiating principle-based settlements, mediating, and arbitrating. He has represented hundreds of children in custody and child-welfare cases for the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. Nothing has energized him more than empowering people to resolve their issues through Collaborative Family Law. He is a founding member of Collaborative Practice Toronto and has served on its executive.

Ken Nathens Ken Nathens
(416) 222-6980
e-mail: knathens@nathenssiegel.com
Website: www.NathensSiegel.com
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Ken Nathens is a partner in the divorce and family law firm of Nathens, Siegel LLP. He assists clients with custody and access disputes, support issues, and property matters using Collaborative Law techniques, negotiation, and litigation. He is on the board of directors for the York Region Collaborative Law Association.

Nicola Savin Nicola Savin
(416) 642-8062
e-mail: savin@bslsc.com
Website: www.FamilyLawToronto.ca

Nicola Savin is a partner in the full service law firm of Birenbaum Steinberg Landau Savin and Colraine and has practiced law for over 19 years. She believes Collaborative Family Law is the best way to resolve family disputes in a cost efficient and dignified manner. As a partner, she can offer her clients access to the expertise of other specialists in her firm when related issues arise, like real estate or estate planning.

Brahm Siegel Brahm Siegel
(416) 222-6980
e-mail: bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com
Website: www.NathensSiegel.com
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Brahm Siegel is a partner at Nathens, Siegel. In addition to collaborative law, he maintains an active mediation/arbitration practice and speaks at family law conferences. The co-author of McLeod Family Law Rules, he's also the consulting editor of Consolidated Ontario Family Law Statutes and Regulation and has been published in Canadian Family Law Quarterly.

Larry Silverberg Larry Silverberg
(416) 494-4899 ext. 222
e-mail: larrysilverberg@tpg.to

Larry A. Silverberg is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1975. He practices Family Law in Toronto and York Region and surrounding areas. Larry has been participating in Collaborative Law negotiations since 2000 and believes that this process is truly an ideal alternative in settling family issues. He is a founding member of Collaborative Practice Toronto and serves on the Executive of the York Regional Collaborative Practice Group.

Susan Lynn Surtees

 

Susan Lynn Surtees
(905) 713-0900
e-mail: susansurtees@rogers.com

Susan Lynn Surtees practices Collaborative Family Law exclusively and is the Vice-Chair of the York Region Collaborative Practice Group. Susan is thrilled to offer her clients the option of Collaborative Law, as she strongly believes that families benefit both emotionally and financially from the Collaborative process.

Financial
June Oliver June Oliver
(905) 257.6528 Oakville
(905) 290.2007 Mississauga
e-mail: joliver@taxmanagementcentre.com
Website: www.taxmanagementcentre.com

June Oliver is a Certified General Accountant, Certified Financial Planner & Financial Divorce Specialist. June is the owner and principal of The Tax Management Centre. With an extensive background in taxation, financial planning, divorce mediation, and collaborative procedures, she provides thorough evaluations of the financial ramifications of divorce-settlement options. June's ultimate goal is for her clients to achieve an equitable long-term financial future.