Family Lawyer Oakville

Family law for Oakville households

Our Oakville office is at 231 Oak Park Boulevard. Oakville separations frequently involve more than a house and two incomes: a family business, a professional corporation, an investment portfolio, a defined benefit pension, or a second property often sits alongside the matrimonial home, and each one has to be valued before it can be divided.

Ontario family law treats these assets the same way in Bronte as anywhere else in the province, but the work is different. Valuing a privately held company or a pension, tracing gifts and inheritances that may be excluded from division, and working out what a business owner’s income really is for support purposes all take time and, often, an outside valuator or accountant. We coordinate that work so the numbers are settled before the negotiation starts.

What we handle for Oakville families

• Divorce for Oakville residents, including simple divorces on a fixed fee
• Separation agreements
• Decision-making responsibility and parenting time for Oakville parents
• Child support, including support based on business or dividend income
• Spousal support
• Property division and equalization, including pensions and business interests
• Marriage and cohabitation agreements

Business owners and professionals

Because we practise corporate law as well as family law, we review a shareholding, a holding company, or a shareholders’ agreement with both the family and the corporate consequences in mind. A separation can trigger buy-sell provisions, affect who controls the company, or change how much salary or dividends a spouse can draw. We read the corporate documents before advising on settlement, not after. If the business itself needs advice, our Oakville corporate lawyers can help.

Where Oakville family matters are heard

Oakville is part of the Region of Halton, so family matters for Oakville residents are heard at the Superior Court of Justice at 491 Steeles Avenue East in Milton, a short drive from our Oak Park Boulevard office.

Separations with significant assets often settle through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration rather than at trial. Where one parent wants to move with the children, the Divorce Act requires written notice of the proposed relocation at least 60 days in advance, and that notice is often the point at which a file becomes urgent.

Areas we serve around Oakville

We act for clients throughout Oakville, including Bronte, Glen Abbey, Old Oakville, River Oaks, Joshua Creek, Clearview, and West Oak Trails, as well as neighbouring Burlington.

Getting started

Bring what you have to a first meeting: the date of separation, recent tax returns and notices of assessment, pay statements, a list of assets and debts, and any existing agreement or court document. If your separation involves a company or a pension, also bring the last three years of corporate financial statements and your most recent pension statement. If you do not have these to hand, come anyway.