Bachelor of Civil Law [B.C.L.] 1976, McGill University
Bachelor of Arts [B.A.] 1972, McGill University
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association des Avocats et Avocates en Droit Familial du Quebec
Association du Barreau Canadien
Lord Reading Law Society
PHILOSOPHY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
My practice is restricted to family law and related civil litigation.
I believe in a direct, energetic, and assertive approach to litigation.
My aim, simply put, is to create the conditions that will result in the best possible outcome.
Over the years I have acquired valuable experience in the areas most frequently encountered in matrimonial litigation including:
negotiation of out-of-court settlements
drafting of settlement agreements
litigation of substantive issues:
child custody and access
including issues such as:
determination of custody
physical and sexual abuse
parental alienation
split custody (division of residential time)
removal of children to and from Quebec
determination of access
non-compliance with court-ordered access
grandparent’s rights
financial support for spouses and children
including issues such as:
determination and fixing of the amount payable
discovery of undisclosed assets and undeclared income
modification of existing orders
remedies in the case of non-payment of support
division of matrimonial property
including such issues as:
discovery and identification of eligible assets
unequal division
compensatory allowances
protection of judgment claims
including such issues as:
seizure before judgment
enforcement of judgments
including such issues as:
contempt of court
collection of judgment debts
recovery of assets transferred fraudulently to evade judgment
bankruptcy and execution of matrimonial orders
recognition and enforcement in Quebec of foreign orders
MY CIVIL LITIGATION PRACTICE EXPERIENCE HAS INCLUDED:
