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About this course

  • $45.00
  • 1.5 CPD hours
  • June 11, 2020

Course Description

This is a potpourri of practical tips, tricks and lessons learned over Jennifer and Natalie’s combined 22 years of practice in Family Law in Ontario combined with advice and anecdotes that we impart to clients at initial consultations. Our objective is to give you constructive strategies and recommendations about how to resolve your family law matter in a cost-sensitive and child-focused manner. If we were to write a best-selling book, this webinar could be the preface.

Instructor(s)

Natalie Derbyshire

Natalie Derbyshire was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2006. She aspires to give clients peace of mind by giving them sound advice, helping them understand their options and giving them the tools and information to navigate a separation with confidence. She also strives to save clients money primarily by recommending dispute resolution processes, such as collaboration, mediation, and negotiation, as alternatives to court, whenever prudent, and formulating reasonable settlement positions.

She has served on the Board of Directors for FDRIO (Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario) for several years. She is a member of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee for FDRIO and also the Co-Chair of the Family Violence (FV) Section of FDRIO.

Jennifer Valliere

I have been practicing family law and civil litigation since my Call to the Bar in 2012, exclusively practicing in family law since 2014.

I practice in all areas of family law (except child protection), including parenting/custody/access, child support (table child support and Section 7 special or extraordinary expenses), spousal support, and simple and complex property division.

I have significant litigation experience including managing files from the outset of the process in the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice up to and including trial. I also have appellate experience in the Divisional Court.

Outside of Court, I routinely assist clients with mediation and binding arbitration, as well as the preparation of domestic contracts (cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts, and separation agreements).

I am passionate about family law as I get to help families every day. I do not take my job lightly – I understand that my work affects real families, with real needs. I treat my clients like individuals, each with a unique set of circumstances and concerns that matter to them.

Understanding that each client may have different goals, I guide my clients to find a process that will work for them. With this in mind, I became a certified collaborative family lawyer in 2016. Regardless of the process chosen, I strongly advocate for my clients and guide them through the process.

Prior to joining Stanchieri, I worked for a full service mid-sized law firm who also shares Stanchieri’s client centred philosophy