Family Law

A relationship breakdown can be financially complex and emotionally traumatic.

Our family law group is skilled in multiple approaches to dispute resolution. We guide clients and tailor our approach to meet the unique needs of the individual and family.

Farris offers a wide range of services. We represent clients in all matters relating to custody, access, child guardianship, property division, child and spousal support, and divorce. We are skilled in the drafting of co-habitation agreements, marriage agreements, separation agreements, and asset protection agreements.

Our lawyers are experienced at every level of court in British Columbia and have participated in mediation and negotiation to resolve various types of disputes. We focus particularly on complex financial issues related to a relationship breakdown.

In addition to litigation, mediation and negotiation, some members of our group offer a collaborative law approach—a new process that brings together family law lawyers and other professionals such as financial advisors and counsellors to help couples reach settlements without going to court.

The lawyers in our Family Law group are members of the Family Law subsection of the Canadian Bar Association and of the Trial Lawyers’ Association of British Columbia. We have been recognized by various publications and institutions in Canada and globally for our legal abilities in the field of matrimonial law.