Who
We Are
We are a boutique family law firm proudly providing our clients with the full spectrum of family law services relating to separation and divorce, helping you resolve disputes through collaborative law, negotiation, mediation, or litigation.
With locations throughout both Alberta & British Columbia, we serve clients across most of western Canada.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH STEP OF YOUR REVIEW PROCESS:
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One-on-one confidential consultation and strategy session
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In-depth consultation and document review
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Strategic negotiation tailored to your unique circumstances
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Close the chapter and move on with your life
What We Do
Dedicated to serving clients with multi-faceted, high-value business, family, and/or personal financial interests, Spectrum Family Law LLP is one of Alberta’s most trusted family law firms. We’ll expertly and compassionately guide you through this sensitive time and help you navigate the intricacies of family law, make sound, constructive decisions, and arrive at solutions uniquely tailored to help you and your family get on with life. Our philosophy is simple: help people get through a difficult time in life with care, compassion, and with practical and effective legal guidance.
SEPARATION AGREEMENTS
Separation agreements are agreements that deal with the disentanglement of ties between two parties. A separation agreement may deal with all the issues that arise from the breakdown of the relationship, including custody and guardianship of the children, parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, division of property and debt.
Alberta and British Columbia Family Lawyers
Choosing to enter or leave a family arrangement is one of the most significant decisions of your life. Whether you’re laying the foundation for a new family relationship or experiencing a relationship breakdown, it’s a serious, often challenging and complex matter, particularly for those with significant family income and assets and high net worth.
Spectrum Law is one of Alberta’s most trusted family law firms. Our top-rated family lawyers have the expertise, compassion and experience to help you move forward with your family matters.
We will guide you through the separation and divorce process with sound advice and advocacy. Optimize your separation and divorce outcomes both financially and emotionally by engaging Spectrum Family Law early in the ending of your spousal relationship.
Spectrum Law provides both alternative dispute resolution and litigation services across the entire spectrum of family law, including: child custody, guardianship, and parenting arrangements; child support and spousal support; property division and debt resolution; surrogacy and fertility rights; cohabitation, marriage (prenuptial), and property agreements; separation and divorce; and negotiation, mediation, arbitration and other innovative conflict resolution processes.
Our family lawyers bring to you our strategic perspective, comprehensive expertise, caring, collaborative approach and progressive practices. Our commitment is to help you to fully resolve your family matters and move forward to a healthy new future.
EXPERIENCED LAWYERS
Our Family Lawyers have over 15 years of experience, you can feel confident you will receive quality legal counsel.
SOPHISTICATED ADVICE
To guide you through this difficult time, we provide legal advice you can trust from knowledgeable lawyers.
SUPERIOR RESULTS
We put our clients first. Regardless of the legal matter, we work tirelessly to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients.
Successful Cases
Primary Caregiver Case
Description: Our client (Dad) wanted to obtain an order for shared parenting. The mom had been restricted due to allegations of substance abuse. The child had been wrongfully withheld in another province by the opposing party. The opposing party had also made unfounded allegations of sexual assault of our client.
Result: We secured the return of the child from the opposing party and represented our client both on the criminal and family law side. Sexual assault charges were dropped and the client has now been the primary caregiver for the children for several years.
Child Custody Access, Matrimonial Property, and Restraining Order Case
Description: Opposing party (Mom) obtained an order for sole custody, day to day care of the children, exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and a restraining order against our client (Dad).
Result: Successful litigation in achieving our client’s stated objectives. Negotiated and modified the order for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home to allow our client (Dad) to exercise some or all of his access with the children, unsupervised at the matrimonial home and setting aside the restraining order.
Family Law Blog Articles
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Connect With Us
Due to the emotionally charged nature of family law cases, it is important to have an objective advocate assist you. The lawyers at Spectrum Family Law can provide you with practical solutions so that you can get through this difficult time in a cost-effective manner.
Although it is always preferable to negotiate a resolution of the issues arising out of a separation, our lawyers are prepared to go to court when necessary to ensure your rights are respected.
