Personal Profile

Personal

• Date of birth - Feb 28, 1951
• Place of birth - Montreal
• Citizenship - Canadian

• admission to Barreau du Quebec - November 1977
• Bachelor of Civil Law [B.C.L.] 1976, McGill University
• Bachelor of Arts [B.A.] 1972, McGill University

• 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 issues such as:

• discovery and identification of eligible assets
• unequal division

compensatory allowances

protection of judgment claims

including issues such as:

• seizure before judgment

enforcement of judgments

including issues such 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:

• bankruptcy
• fraudulent settlements, preferences
• civil liability
• personal injuries
• libel
• collections
• labour law
• unjust dismissal