Family Law in Burlington

Compassionate Guidance for Your Family’s Next Chapter

Navigating family law matters can feel overwhelming, especially when faced with Separation and divorce. It represents a significant family transition, blending complex legal components with intense emotional elements. For families in Burlington, having expert, compassionate legal advice is not just helpful, it’s essential.

At Nachla Law, we understand the anxieties that accompany major family issues. Our mission is to guide you through this difficult Legal Process with dignity and clarity, ensuring your rights and the well-being of your children’s issues are prioritized. We are dedicated to providing outstanding legal representation to the Burlington community, grounded in years of Legal experience handling all types of family-related legal matters. We adhere to the highest standards set by the Ontario Bar, ensuring you receive accurate advice that reflects current federal and provincial laws.

Comprehensive Dispute Resolution: Tailoring the Legal Process to Your Family

Our philosophy is simple: we strive to minimize conflict and financial stress. We believe that resolution is usually best achieved outside the court system, but we are fully prepared for court matters when necessary. During your initial consultation, we will explore all available dispute-resolution mechanisms and process options to find the path that best meets your family’s unique needs.

We champion non-adversarial resolutions through process options like Collaborative Family Law. In a collaborative divorce or collaborative separation, both parties commit to a negotiation outside of court, signing a Participation Agreement to formalize this commitment. The Collaborative Practice operates under an interest-based model, fostering open communication and transparency to resolve family separations respectfully. The collaborative team includes both parties’ collaboratively trained and certified lawyers, a financial professional to assist with the financial disclosure and the financial settlement, and a family professional to assist with the parenting plans and/or act as an intermediary in negotiation meetings. The overall cost is reduced by having the right professional do the right job at the right time.

For those who prefer a neutral third party, Mediation offers a highly effective dispute resolution process. Nachla Law Office has Mediators to assist you. Alternatively, the lawyers at Nachla Law Office can provide you with Independent Legal Advice throughout the Mediation and/or to attend Mediation with you in a lawyer-assisted Mediation.

There are also situations that require Court litigation or that necessitate protective orders. Our lawyers are ready to provide strong litigation dispute resolution and advocacy in the courts. We are here to support you whether you choose Collaborative Law, Mediation, or Court.

Protecting Your Children: Parenting Plans (aka Custody and Access) and Support

Matters involving children are delicate. Our focus is on achieving stability and security for your family as you move forward. We provide comprehensive support for all children’s issues, including the resolution of child custody disputes. We help parents establish a fair and sustainable regular parenting plan on special holiday parenting plan arrangements, also called child custody, and custody and access, ensuring your children’s best interests are the central focus.

We assist in preparing detailed Parenting Agreements that clearly outline parenting time schedules and how to establish and maintain a healthy co-parenting relationship. Parenting plan agreements address how the parents will make important decisions concerning their children’s education, health, religious upbringing, etc., and also address child access issues based on what is in the children’s best interests. We also ensure correct calculation and implementation of child support obligations, as well as handling complex cases involving support and adoption.

Financial Matters: Property Division and Spousal Support

Dividing assets and establishing spousal support can be the most contentious issues in a separation. We provide strategic guidance on the proper division of property and equalization of family property, ensuring an outcome that is in accordance with the law and enables both parties and the children to move forward in a manner that ensures both parties have similar financial resources.

We help identify, value, and divide all marital property, addressing complex property claims related to the matrimonial home, cottages, investment properties, pensions, and investments. We work diligently to achieve a fair property division that sets you up for financial independence post-divorce. We help with the full scope of financial elements in your case.

We provide legal advice on entitlement, duration, and amount of spousal support, based on statutory and common law principles.

Proactive Planning and Essential Agreements

We believe in the power of planning ahead to prevent conflicts down the road. Nachla Law prepares, reviews, and negotiates all types of domestic contracts:

Marriage contracts/Pre-nuptial agreements/Prenuptial contracts:

These agreements allow you to override the statutes and caselaw with arrangements you and your spouse feel are more suitable. These agreements provide financial certainty, protect assets and inheritances, and stipulate spousal support arrangements or waivers that are often tied to the length of the marriage. Marriage contracts also allow spouses in blended family situations to address estate planning provisions that balance asset division between children from previous relationships, children of the marriage, and each other if one spouse predeceases the other.

Used by couples who live together but are not married, these contracts set out property division, estate planning, and spousal support provisions, similar to a pre-nuptial agreement. If the parties subsequently marry, the Cohabitation Agreement automatically becomes a Marriage Contract.

This contract sets out the global settlement concerning all relevant legal matters between spouses or common law spouses, covering property division, child support, spousal support, and parenting plan arrangements. We offer independent legal advice on all negotiated terms.

Serving Your Needs Beyond Family Law

Nachla Law is a multi-service law office dedicated to being a comprehensive legal resource for families in Burlington. Family law matters intersect with Real Estate and Wills and Estates. Our transactional services include:

Real Estate Law: Assisting with buying and selling property, home closing, transfers of title, refinancing, and commercial financing related to property.
Wills and Estates: Ensuring your family is protected through comprehensive estate planning, including the preparation of wills and estates and powers of attorney.
Corporate/Commercial Law (Business Law): Providing contract advice and legal support for small business owners.
We also offer walk-in notary services for real estate transactions, travel consent documents for minor children, guardianship applications, certifying true copies of original documents, and more!

Looking for a Family Lawyer in Burlington, Ontario?

We are committed to a client-focused approach, providing the personalized service you deserve. If you are in Burlington and require help with family law or any related legal matters, we invite you to schedule your free 15-minute phone call/initial consultation with our law office today. We are by your side, ready to advocate for your future. Get in touch to know more!