Separation & Divorce
Ending a marriage or common-law relationship, and dividing what you built.
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BARRIE, ONTARIO · EST. 2009
The people you call when it's the thing you were hoping to avoid.
Separations, house purchases, and wills. Four lawyers in one building on Collier Street, doing work for people who live here, at prices we publish rather than quote on request.
WHAT WE DO
Six areas, and nothing outside them
We do not do criminal, immigration, personal injury or corporate work, and we will happily give you the name of someone who does.
Parenting & Support
Decision-making, parenting time, child support and enforcement.
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Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements
Deciding the terms while everyone is still on good terms.
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Residential Real Estate
Purchases, sales and refinancing across Simcoe County.
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Wills & Estates
Wills, powers of attorney, and administering an estate afterwards.
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Mediation & Collaborative Practice
Resolving it without a courtroom, and without a war.
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Three things we do differently
- We publish our fees
- Real estate and wills are flat fees, listed on this site. Family work is hourly, and the hourly rate for each lawyer is on the same page. You should not have to ring three firms to discover what any of this costs.
- We tell you when you are wrong
- A lawyer who agrees with everything you say is expensive company. If your position is weak, or the thing you want to fight about costs more to win than it is worth, you will hear that in the first meeting rather than the eighth.
- We answer
- Calls are returned the same business day and emails within one. If the lawyer is in court, their assistant will tell you when to expect them rather than letting it sit.
You will deal with a lawyer, not a file number
All four →Hugh Redpath
Partner · called 1998
Residential Real Estate · Wills & Estates · Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements
Priya Fell
Partner · called 2001
Separation & Divorce · Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements · Parenting & Support
Marguerite Osei
Associate · called 2014
Parenting & Support · Mediation & Collaborative Practice · Separation & Divorce
Declan Mbeki
Associate · called 2019
Wills & Estates · Residential Real Estate
INSIGHTS
Written to be useful, not to rank
- FAMILY · 7 MIN
What a separation actually costs in Simcoe County
Nobody publishes this, so here is ours: what our family files really cost, from a simple agreement to a contested trial.
- REAL ESTATE · 6 MIN
The five things that actually delay a closing
After several thousand residential closings, the same handful of problems account for nearly all the panicked phone calls.
- ESTATES · 5 MIN
Your power of attorney matters more than your will
A will only starts working once you have died. The document that protects you while you are alive is the one most people skip.
Not sure whether you need a lawyer yet?
That is itself a good reason to have a consultation. An hour spent working out where you stand is the cheapest hour in the whole process — call 705-555-0193, or use the form.