Child & Family
Advocacy Services
Powerful. Persuasive. Passionate.
416-925-2123
Tough but fair negotiators.
Results-oriented approach.
Specialize in high conflict family law cases.
Make each client feel important.
Why choose SMITHEN Law, Child & Family Advocacy
You Have Control
Court should be the last resort to make important decisions about you and your family’s future. You should control the decision-making process as much as possible.
Creative Solutions
We help you find a solution that is tailored to your unique situation. There is nothing “cookie-cutter” to our approach to your family law needs.
Friendly and Warm
As we help you sort through the family law issues you’re facing, our focus is on supporting you at every step of the process. We know this will be one of the most emotionally challenging times of your life. We’re here to help you through it.
Respect for your needs
Helping you resolve your family law issues means respecting your informed choices through the process. This is your life and we’re here to help you get the result you want.
SMITHEN Law Team
Kathryn L. Smithen
SENIOR LAWYER
Kathy is a powerful advocate who strategically advocates for her clients in Ontario courts. She has also promoted her clients’ claims in private mediation and arbitration before some of this country’s most respected arbitrators.
Armando J. Dominguez
SENIOR LAW CLERK
Armando joined the firm in May of 2014. He is a graduate of the Law Clerk Diploma (Honours) program at Humber College. Armando brings over eleven years of dedicated and passionate experience of working exclusively in family law to the firm.
Family law is the singular focus of SMITHEN Law, Child & Family Advocacy. We practice it, write about it and speak about it every chance we get. Powerful, persuasive and passionate advocacy is the foundation of the work we do, for each and every client.
Separation
Marital separation occurs when partners to a marriage stop living together. A separation can be initiated informally, or there can be a legal separation with a formal separation agreement.
Family Law
Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations.
Separation
Marital separation occurs when partners to a marriage stop living together. A separation can be initiated informally, or there can be a legal separation with a formal separation agreement.
Divorce
Divorce is the termination of a marriage, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple.
Same Sex Divorce
The dissolution of civil marriage, union, and domestic partnership to same-sex couples.
Spousal Support
A legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation arises from the terms of divorce law or family law.
Division of Property
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Child Support
An ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other relationship.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Child Custody
A legal term used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent or guardian and a child in that person’s care, such as the right to make decisions on behalf of a child and the duty to care for and support the child.
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Cohabitation Agreement
A form of legal agreement reached between a couple who have chosen to live together.
We’re Looking Forward To Meeting You
Whatever your family law challenge may be, we realize that it is the most pressing and important thing in your life. Simple or complex, we are here to enthusiastically serve you.
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SMITHEN Law
Child & Family Advocacy Services
25 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1109
Toronto, ON M4R 0A1
PHONE: +1 416-925-2123
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