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Family Law Lawyer's Sites "... that a child has a right to equal access and opportunity with both parents, the right to be guided and nurtured by both parents, the right to have major decisions made by application of both parent's wisdom, judgment and experience. The child does not forfeit these rights when the parents divorce."This site has a great listing of Vancouver Area Resources, which is the kind of thing every city should eventually develop. But the site is particularly noteworthy for what must be the most extensive and exhaustive listing of Net Resources for Men and Fathers and Net Resources for Women on any site on the Internet - certainly any Canadian site I've seen. He labels each site he lists with a flag so you can tell its country of origin. If you're interested in any Men's or Women's issues, this is definitely the place to start. His original site, The Surfing Lawyer was one of the first comprehensive family law sites on the Internet. Although Carey hasn't been able to keep it up to date, it's still filled with all sorts of interesting information. Maclean Nicol This 4 lawyer family law firm has offices in Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey and has a great website (with maps to their offices). Lots of information and a nifty Child Support Calculator for figuring out what the Guidelines require to be paid if you enter the salary and number of children. Milne Selkirk A 5 lawyer firm with offices in Langley and New Westminister has a site with soem basic family law information and 3 interesting articles titled "Child Support Guidelines", "Marriage Agreements", and "Mediation - How does it work? And is it right for me?" These are well worth the read. Joel Miller's Family Law Centre See the description of this site as one of The Best Broadbased Canadian Family Law Sites. Donald Moir's Family Law Canada Don practices in Vancouver, B.C., and has put up a site with a good amount of general family law information on it, although the site is primarily focussed on the law in British Columbia. Nathens, Siegel This 4 lawyer firm in Toronto has a clean and neat website with a good FAQ section and an interesting Newsletter. They are also the authors of the Nathens, Siegel Guide to Family Courts in the Toronto Area, which is of great value for Toronto family law practitioners. Lawrence S. Pascoe See the description of this site as one of The Best Broadbased Canadian Family Law Sites. Pavey, Law This Cambridge, Ontario firm has a website with not much family law information on it but it does have an interesting family law article: An Outline of the Law of Custody. Pushor Mitchell This is a 20 lawyer firm in Kelowna, British Columbia, with a very slick looking site and an interactive emailing Legal Alert program. They have lots and lots of articles on various legal subjects including some on family law. Reesor Martin David Reesor of this Calgary, Alberta, firm has put up a site with lots of questions and lots of answers. Of particular value to those in the Calgary area is the inclusion of private and non-private counselling services available with their telephone numbers. Why don't more family law lawyers put that information onto their websites? Ricketts, Harris An 11 lawyer firm in Toronto, Ontario, with a 6 lawyer family law division. The family law information is pretty limited on the site, but, because Joel Miller is a partner and chair of the Family Law Practice Group, there's a direct link to the Family Law Centre site for lots of info. Morrie Sacks See the description of this site as one of The Best Broadbased Canadian Family Law Sites. Skapinker & Shaprio A 2 lawyer family law firm in downtown Toronto, Ontario, this site has some interesting notes and comments about various aspects of choosing and dealing with a lawyer in addition to a brief outline of specific family law matters. Torkin Manes Cohn Arbus This is a 40+ lawyer firm in Toronto, Ontario with a 6 lawyer family law division. Their site is a treat to look at with lots of information about the firm and its practice areas. There's no family law information when you click on the Family Law practice group but there is a section called the Quiz on the home page from which you can access a Divorce and Family Law Quiz with multiple choice answers to click. When you submit your completed Quiz you are told how many correct answers you got and have the option of looking at full answers to the questions setting out the law. Neat and interactive. A fun and informative way to deal with family law issues. The only problem is that all answers are as at the state of the law in 1998. Oh well. White Ottenheimer & Baker A 20 lawyer firm in St. John's, Newfoundland, with family law as one of its practice areas. The firm has 2 interwsting family law articles on the site: "Property Division and the Law for Married and Cohabiting Couples in Newfoundland and Labrador" and "Do the New Federal Child Support Guidelines and Tax Rules Apply to You? " These are both from 1997.
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