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Separation brings uncertainty about income, living arrangements, and custody. You need answers about spousal support, asset division, and whether you can keep your home.
Oshawa families hire our lawyers to handle the legal process. We review your situation, explain your options under Ontario law, and represent you through negotiation or court.
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Need a lawyer for divorce? Your spouse may already be planning their next move. A free consultation gives you the information you need to protect yourself and your family.
International divorces take more time and effort. Serving papers, enforcing orders, and valuing foreign accounts can be difficult when a spouse lives in another country. Marriages from outside Canada must be legally recognized here. We determine the proper court, identify cross border assets, and pursue enforcement when needed. Some cases resolve through cooperation. Others require court involvement.
Property division gets complicated when you lived together for years before marriage was legal in Ontario. Do those pre-marriage years count toward spousal support? A same-sex divorce lawyer in Oshawa can answer these questions and help with out-of-province marriage recognition and asset division. Your same-sex divorce matter follows the same legal process as any other separation.
In Ontario, one year of separation is enough to end a marriage. You do not need to prove fault. Adultery and cruelty allow faster filing but do not change how property or support are decided. A no fault divorce lawyer in Oshawa files based on separation alone. You are not required to describe personal details in your application.
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A joint divorce means you file together instead of one spouse filing against the other. Both of you act as co-applicants with equal input on the application. No respondent is needed. The process costs less and finishes faster. You may not need separate lawyers when you agree on custody, support, and property division. This works when you can cooperate.
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You get a resolution that ends the conflict and stops the feeling of being trapped. If the other spouse refuses to settle, we prepare for court. If they use the process to dominate, we push back. If basic conversations have become impossible, we handle all communication. You get lawyers on your side who shield you from manipulation and move your high-conflict divorce toward a final order.
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When you own businesses, investment portfolios, multiple properties, or receive executive compensation, dividing assets correctly affects your financial future. A high-net-worth divorce lawyer values businesses, identifies hidden assets through forensic accounting, divides pensions, and calculates stock option values. We have represented spouses with substantial wealth and work to protect what you have earned.
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If you are facing divorce in Oshawa, debt can feel like a trap. We help protect you from credit score damage, surprise accounts found late, and lines of credit tied to the family home. Our work on divorce debt focuses on clear disclosure, fair responsibility, and stopping strategic borrowing before separation.
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Worrying about hidden assets, conflicting advice about the separation date, or liabilities your spouse has not disclosed is completely normal. Those concerns deserve serious attention. We review all financial records, account for capital gains tax exposure, and work as your property division lawyer so you receive your proper share.
Get help with division of property
Spousal support calculations in Ontario follow guidelines that consider relationship length, income differences, and each party's financial situation after separation. Concerns about support ending too soon, budgeting after tax, or feeling unheard during negotiations are valid for both sides. As your spousal support lawyer, we present the evidence that supports your position while keeping the process fair.
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A business asset divorce lawyer in Oshawa advocates for accurate valuations of professional practices, family businesses, and closely held corporations. If shareholder agreements contain terms that undervalue your interest, those provisions can be challenged. For businesses owned before marriage, separate documentation of the original value strengthens your position. One approach that works well: obtaining an independent valuation early, before negotiations begin, gives you a clearer picture of what you are working with.
We have structured capital gains on property transfers, RRSP rollovers, and attribution rules in divorce settlements for over twelve years. Child support remains tax-free. Spousal support is taxable income. Our clients avoid divorce tax errors through accurate Canada Revenue Agency compliance.
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Your children need housing, food, clothing, medical care, school supplies, sports fees, daycare, and costs you haven't yet counted. That's what child support protects. Calculating it correctly means getting every piece right: table amounts based on income, Section 7 expenses divided by earning capacity, shared parenting time, self-employed income traced through tax returns. A child support lawyer in Oshawa handles each element because each one shifts what your children receive and what you pay. Every figure matters. Your children get supported. You pay what's fair.
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Barry Nussbaum
JD, MBA, Senior Lawyer
Barry Nussbaum fights for clients facing divorce in Ontario and New York, where he is a member of both Bars. He handles spousal support disputes, property division, and separation agreements with the financial insight that comes from his combined JD/MBA from Osgoode Hall and the Schulich School of Business. When complex assets are at stake, Barry advocates for outcomes that protect what his clients have built.
Clear answers from family divorce lawyers to help you understand the fees involved, what happens at each stage, and how long the process typically takes.
Divorce lawyer cost in Vaughan starts at $1,500 to $4,500 for uncontested matters and $5,000 to $15,000+ when contested, with hourly rates of $250 to $450. Additional expenses include:
Uncontested divorce cost stays lower with cooperation. Contested divorce cost climbs when custody disputes arise or when one party contests property claims. Representing yourself often backfires through settlement errors.
Yes, you need a divorce lawyer in Oshawa because family law mistakes become permanent once separation agreements are signed. Without legal counsel, you risk:
Ontario permits self-representation, but equalization formulas, Federal Child Support Guidelines, and binding contracts require legal knowledge. What you save by going alone gets spent fixing preventable errors.
Most uncontested divorces in Oshawa finish within four to six months from filing to certificate. The divorce timeline splits into:
Filing with a signed separation agreement shaves weeks off. Documents prepared correctly move through without rejections. Courthouse backlogs determine how long divorce takes, and contested matters during processing push completion dates out by months.
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