Family Law Lawyers and Services in Nova Scotia

Nothing is more important than family. The family lawyers at Lenehan Musgrave are dedicated to providing the highest quality legal services every step of the way. Our goal is to find a sensible solution to help our clients move forward to the next stage of their lives with confidence and peace of mind.

Our team is with you through the whole process, which may mean gathering information, preparing all court and settlement documents, negotiating with the other side, and when necessary, expertly navigating the justice system on your behalf.

What is Family Law?

Family law is the area of law that focuses on helping families resolve legal disputes and helping families make well-informed decisions for their future. Family lawyers help people with adoption, cohabitation agreements, separation agreements, marriage contracts, divorce, custody disputes, relocation with a child, child support, spousal support, property division, and more.

What Can a Family Law Firm Help You With?

Some of the most common reasons you may need a family lawyer include: 

Finalizing a Divorce: 

Each partner will retain their own lawyer and the partners, and their lawyers will work together to try to reach an agreement and avoid going to court. However, if necessary, the family lawyers at Lenehan Musgrave LLP are skilled litigators who can represent you in court. Family lawyers are skilled at helping parties reach fair agreements on dividing marital property, calculating spousal support and child support, and drafting parenting plans to deal with custody and access rights. 

Resolving Child Custody Disputes and Resolving Child Support Problems: 

A family lawyer will help their client understand and navigate the child custody and parenting process before or after a divorce.  A family lawyer can also help to increase or decrease child support if the parents’ financial circumstances change. 

Adoption: 

Whether you want to adopt privately or adopt a child placed in your foster care, it is important that you consult a family lawyer for advice and guidance.

Lenehan Musgrave Is Focused on All Aspects of Family Law, Including:

• Trials and Appeals

• Parenting and custody of children

• Relocation with a child

• Spousal support

• Child support

• Child expenses

• Property division

• Family business disputes

• Claims against business assets

• Pensions, trusts, and taxation

• Marriage and cohabitation agreements

• Separation Agreements

• Divorces

• Annulment

• Common-law Separations

• Same-sex relationships

• Disputes arising over Wills or death of a family member

• Financial investigation of complex property and business transactions

• Inter-jurisdictional and foreign matters

• Hague Convention/International child abduction

Simplified Legal Services

Our team at Lenehan Musgrave is dedicated to access to justice, and in particular making our services as accessible as possible. This is why we offer the option of simplified legal services also known as “limited scope retainers” in family law matters.  This is the concept of taking a legal matter apart into discrete tasks and having a family lawyer provide legal representation at certain limited, but key instances. These arrangements are designed to allow our clients to feel confident and informed while limiting the financial cost of legal assistance.

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