Posted June 18, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Child Support, Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Custody & Access, Family Business, FAQ, Property Division for Married Couples

How Do I Figure Out a Checklist of What Matters to Me?

The first questions should focus on how you want to proceed. Here’s an example: Do you want to be heard about what matters to you? If this is an important issue for you, then consider staying away from choosing an approach like court where your ‘hired gun’ does all the talking. What does being heard

Posted May 28, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Family Dispute Resolution, Family Issue Resolution, Legal Advice, Negotiation

Succeeding at Negotiation: 3 Strengths to Resolve Problems

The welfare of the family may be financially dependent upon the health of the family business. In most cases, the collective goal of the family is to keep that enterprise thriving, growing, and profitable. When a family is going through a tough separation or divorce transition, there will be parallel and often intersecting interests: family

Posted May 12, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Child Support, Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Divorce, Family Business

Imputing Income: 3 Responses to 3 Risky Scenarios

Imputing Income: 3 Responses to 3 Risky Scenarios Canadian child support legislation reiterates society’s desire to hold children’s welfare as the first financial priority for families upon separation. A tenant of that principle is the consistent treatment objective of the Child Support Guidelines (CSG). Both spouses earning the same income yet applying different tax treatments

Posted April 27, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Child Support, Collaborative Approach, Divorce, Domestic Contracts, Family Business, Marriage Contracts, Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners, Spousal Support

More Tips for Business Owners Contracting Into, During and Out of a Relationship

When entrepreneurs and small business owners are transitioning their personal relationships such as cohabiting or separating is to learn about their right to secure their wealth and prepare for an orderly distribution if that relationship doesn’t succeed. Another time of transition requiring a good look at securing wealth is upon the transfer of an inheritance.

Posted April 15, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law

Tips for Business Owners Contracting Into, During and Out of a Relationship

Tips for Business Owners Contracting Into, During, and Out of a Relationship Developing your business is a life long adventure. You consult with a professional team to support its growth, strengths, and overcome its weaknesses. Your spouse or partner may be working alongside you or managing the family giving you the space and time to

Posted April 2, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Collaborative Approach, Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Divorce, Legal Advice, Separation Agreements

More Maxims & Musings Which Matter: Part 2

For more than two decades Lorisa Stein, an experienced family law lawyer practicing in Ontario, has listened to her clients express their needs and wishes as they journey through life. Embarking on a new relationship, taking their marriage vows of facing the sometimes challenging path of separation and divorce her clients have appreciated Lorisa’s direct

Posted March 23, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Collaborative Approach, Family Dispute Resolution, Family Issue Resolution

Maxims & Musings Which Matter: Part 1

MAXIMS and MUSINGS WHICH MATTER:  PART 1 Lorisa Stein is a senior Ontario family law lawyer who, after more than a decade in the courts, moved to a settlement-focused collaborative family law practice. Through this lens and her interests in sports, design, mentoring, and ethics, she has developed some favourite truisms for her clients. Some

Posted March 5, 2015 | by Lorisa Stein |in Collaborative Approach, Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Family Dispute Resolution, Family Issue Resolution

Essential Notes to the Collaborative Approach for Resolving Family Differences

Essential Notes to the Collaborative Approach for Resolving Family Differences What is it? For families, the collaborative approach is different. It’s a private and effective issue resolution process. It’s for those who want to help each other find the best solutions for their family problems. For the immediate concerns and for the long term. Couples