Divorce Lawyers in Newmarket

Why Choose Us?

• Experienced & Dedicated Team

Highly skilled divorce lawyers who specialize in family law matters, with extensive experience handling child custody, child support, division of property, spousal support, and more.

• Flat Fees and Payment Plans

Make the costs of a divorce in Ontario simple and easy. We offer a flat fee and/or payment plan option custom for your situation.

• Over 3,000 Satisfied Clients

Over years of helping couples access affordable divorce in Ontario, we have served more than 3,000 satisfied clients with passion and dedication.

• Full-Service Family Law Firm

All of our family lawyers are well-versed in all aspects of divorce and other family law issues, ensuring you are never without an expert at your side.

• Licensed Family Law Lawyers

A licensed, fully-trained family lawyer can help minimize stress and keep emotions under control while ensuring your legal rights and interests are protected.

• Affordable Retainers

Cost-efficient, affordable retainers are a must on our family law team. Divorce can take a major toll on one’s finances. Minimize your lawyer costs.

• 4.8/5 Google Review Ratings

We offer our clients focus, commitment, and professionalism. Every case we take puts our reputation on the line as one of the top-rated family law firms in Ontario.

• Free Initial Phone Assessment

Call Simple Divorce for a free no-obligation family lawyer assessment. We can help you over the phone determine what the best step forward is to take.

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Child Custody Lawyers: For Your Family Law Issues

Divorce in Ontario can be made a lot easier when you have a Newmarket family lawyer to lean on for guidance. We can provide assistance on an array of family law matters. Some of the areas we specialize in include both contested and uncontested divorces, writing and negotiating a separation agreement, and a wide variety of other family law matters. At every opportunity, through one of our Newmarket divorce lawyers, you will be provided with skilled legal advice, offered at an affordable price, and backed by years of experience and success in this category of law.

A divorce lawyer in Newmarket can help not only with divorces but also annulments, child custody and access, child support, spousal support, division of property, and common law claims. No hidden fees, straightforward pricing. For example, for a legal fee of $300, a family lawyer can help prepare and review a simple divorce application, with instructions on how to file these documents with the court and including all information relating to applicable government disbursements that may apply to your unique situation. We offer various packages and pricing structures to make divorce more affordable to you. Our team does not waste time and will work hard to resolve issues and family law disputes thoroughly and efficiently. When you hire one of our Newmarket divorce lawyers, that’s what you get.

Free Family Law Consultation

For more complicated family law matters, speaking with a lawyer is strongly recommended. Contact us for an in-office consultation. During this free consultation, an experienced divorce lawyer will go over with you your legal rights and obligations, and present different courses of action you may take in line with your situation. For a little more certainty regarding what to expect in a divorce or family law matter, a free consultation can make for education.

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Uncontested Divorce

If you are looking to avoid litigation while ending your marriage or common-law partnership, an uncontested divorce is what you want. Affordable and simple, it’s a far less frustrating way to end your marriage and does not have to involve disputes or arguments that could elongate the process. To secure an uncontested divorce, both spouses must agree on the terms of the divorce which are to be negotiated privately and outside of court.

Why choose an uncontested divorce?
The two primary reasons to choose an uncontested divorce are that it does less damage to your family and it’s far more affordable. Couples wanting to divorce or separate should first try to negotiate what separation looks like before deciding that court is the only option. Using a mediator or going for arbitration with a lawyer by their side can save time and money. You avoid litigation and trials with an uncontested divorce, and it also preserves any remaining goodwill that there may be between parties.

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Contested Divorce Litigation

The ‘uncontested’ part of a divorce is often the agreement that both parties want to divorce. Where things become contested is when there is a division of property, division of debt, custody of children, and if there is a question of child support or spousal support owed.

Once you have gone through the 1-year separation period and assuming you qualify for a divorce at that time, if you cannot agree with your former partner on the issues above, you could end up in front of a judge where they will make the decision. This is what a contested divorce is. It puts these issues at the mercy and judgment of the courts, opening yourself up to drastically increased expenses and a lot of time that will have to go into protecting your rights and ensuring you receive what is owed.

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Separation Agreement

A separation agreement is what is used to define each party’s legal rights and obligations when their divorce is granted and the marriage is declared legally over. The assets and responsibilities are outlined and divided. Parenting and support arrangements are also detailed in a separation agreement. For couples who want to divorce but who do not wish to engage in a potentially lengthy court battle will often use a separation agreement. It is, of course, important to have a divorce lawyer review the document prior to signing to ensure your rights are being respected.

Reasons for a separation agreement

If you have lived together as a couple for some time, understandably, you have shared roles and responsibilities. In a divorce, everything is divided. While things like pension income or the cost of post-secondary education for your child, as examples, would have been co-managed before, in a divorce, it is often unclear who is owed what. A separation agreement is for these exact occasions, formally addressing these details. Why it’s important is that it forces a divorcing couple to have several necessary conversations in how to divide up these roles and responsibilities, and avoids misunderstandings that could end up in court in the future.

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Foreign Divorce Opinion Letter

A foreign divorce opinion letter is used when you want to get married in Canada, however, you or your spouse has previously divorced outside of Canada. This legal document is considered in the Canadian courts as to your validation of foreign divorce. It is treated as evidence that you or your spouse are not married to another party in another country, verifying there is a divorce and that those proceedings are concluded. For someone previously married in a foreign jurisdiction, a foreign divorce opinion letter is required before a Canadian marriage license can be issued to the applicant.

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