We may be of assistance to you if you are looking for a Divorce or Family Law Lawyer, Family Mediator or Parenting Coordinator. AJ Jakubowska provides all of those services.

AJ Jakubowska as lawyer

In the context of legal representation, we have EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE in dealing with all issues arising from separation and divorce, for both married and common-law spouses, including:

in relation to children: - decision-making responsibility, parenting time and relocation (formerly known as “custody”, “access” and “mobility”)
child and spousal support
equalization (property division)
trust claims, and joint family venture
changes to support and parenting issues
enforcement of support
completing a divorce
dealing with the Family Responsiblity Office

WE ALSO prepare, and can help you negotiate, all forms of Agreements (domestic contracts): Marriage Contracts (also known as pre-nuptial agreements)|| Parenting Plans || Cohabitation Agreements || Separation Agreements

AJ Jakubowska can represent you in Court or she can be your lawyer if you and your spouse are interested in resolving your issues through family mediation. In this instance, she would be your legal representative in those negotiations, with a third-party family mediator.

AJ Jakubowska as Family Mediator

In addition to being a lawyer, AJ Jakubowska is a Family Mediator. She can assist you and your partner in resolving issues arising out of your separation through dialogue, in a comfortable, moderated setting - the aim is to allow YOU and your spouse/partner to be the authors of your settlement.

AJ Jakubowska as Parenting Coordinator

Parenting Coordination is a modality of family dispute resolution designed to assist parents in resolving their parenting issues, post-separation and once a parenting arrangement is in place. AJ Jakubowska provides those services.

Above all, we OFFER YOU OPTIONS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR SEPARATION OR DIVORCE. WE HAVE A HIGH RATE OF SUCCESS IN SETTLING MATTERS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COURT INVOLVEMENT.

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Latest Posts

Feb 5, 2024

Dealing with RESPs on separation

Feb 5, 2024

Often, one issue parents need to tackle when they separate is what to do with the children’s RESPs. One or both parents may have contributed to such RESPs before the separation and now, decisions will need to be made about them.

Feb 5, 2024

Feb 2, 2024

"I was served with court papers. What do I do now?"

Feb 2, 2024

It is not uncommon for a person to be served with “court papers”, whether they already have a lawyer or not. This can happen in person, meaning that someone comes to your home or your place of work, and hands you an envelope or a document, but it can also happen by email in the case of some court documents.

In this blog post, I am going to make some suggestions about what you should and should not do if this happens to you.

Feb 2, 2024

Oct 30, 2023

Voice of the Child Report

Oct 30, 2023

In the context of parenting disputes, parents often ask whether their child’s views and preferences will be considered before a decision about them is made – by agreement between the parents, by court order or arbitration award. In other words, will the child have a voice on issues that affect them, like how much time they will spend in the care of each parent, for example. The answer is “yes, they will” but there are two caveats here:

1. Depending on their age, the child may have a voice only but not a choice; and

2. Steps will need to be taken to elicit that voice, put it out there so to speak, particularly (but not exclusively) in the context of a court case.

Oct 30, 2023