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Vallillee Family Lawyers is hiring for the position of Family Law Associate, with a projected start date of mid-March to mid-April of 2024. The successful candidate will have a strong demonstrated interest in family and/or child protection law, and will be eager to work as a part of a small, close-knit team ..read more

Vallillee Family Lawyers is hiring for the position of Junior Family Law Associate, with a projected start date of mid-March to mid-April of 2024. The successful candidate will have a strong demonstrated interest in family and/or child protection law, and will be eager to work as a part of a small, close-knit team ..read more

Marriages performed outside of Canada are generally recognized in Canada, without any need to re-register them. The law of the place where the marriage was celebrated is what is important when considering whether the required formalities around the actual ceremony have been met. In other words, you look to the laws of the country or region where your marriage was performed to figure out what the ceremony has to look like ..read more

Projected start date September 5, 2023 Vallillee Family Lawyers is a close-knit boutique family practice in London, Ontario dealing exclusively with family law and OCL matters in Southwestern Ontario. We are currently hiring a full-time law clerk or legal assistant to join our small, close-knit team. We are open to considering candidates who wish to work flexible or part-time hours. on a trial basis, however the position is in-person at our downtown London, Ontario, Canada office. Job duties and responsibilities for this position include: answering telephone and emails from existin ..read more

Dealing With Spousal Support in London Ontario Understanding spousal support (what you may have heard called “alimony” in American or other media) is important if you’ve been in a spousal relationship (including a common law/unmarried relationship) with someone and the relationship has broken down. Spousal support can take the form of a lump-sum payment or, more commonly, an arrangement for ongoing payments from one spouse to another spouse after the relationship has come to end. It’s important to know that spousal support is not automatic – there are several reasons that one spouse could be e ..read more

London, Ontario Family Law Articling Student Position Vallillee Family Lawyers is hiring an articling student for the 2023-2024 term. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on and be exposed to family law and child protection files in London, Ontario (and surrounding areas), including Office of the Children’s Lawyer matters, assist with research, drafting, and client intakes, attend and speak to non-contentious court appearances, prepare for and observe conferences and motions, and may be given the opportunity to assist with trial preparation as well. Our articling student ..read more

  What is Equalization? Ontario law expects that married spouses will usually share the value of their property if they separate or get divorced. You may have heard of the term “equalization” – that term refers to the concept that the spouse who has more property or comes out ahead financially when the spouses separate usually pays money (the “equalization payment”) to the spouse who has less property than them. Debts are factored into this calculation too – each party will usually continue to be responsible for the repayment of their own debts in most cases, but debts accumulated during ..read more

The Thames Valley Education Fund (affiliated with the Thames Valley District School Board) and the United Way are working on the Best First Day drive again, to gather backpacks and supplies for students in need as kids head back to school this fall! We’re so excited to have adopted Emily Carr Public School this year for a small contribution of our own, but the drive needs so much more! If you’re interested in donating a fully stocked backpack, a few supplies, or making a financial contribution to help purchase supplies for the drive, please visit https://unitedwayem.ca/best-first-day/ for det ..read more