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It's not about your opinion as a parent, it's about the laws that are in place.
Client: I certainly went through the Ontario cases for child support. So, I was mildly familiar with the child support laws. Because it's not about your opinion as a parent, it's about the laws that are in place. So, I always wanted to make sure that I was meeting any responsibility. So, I went through all the Ontario pages and looked for some precedent-setting cases online. So yeah, I did a little personal research of my own. Legal precedents in general that I knew related to me.
Client: You can always find those few cases that really take it to the extreme, regardless of good intentions of the past or an entire lifetime of effort. Once it goes to the courts and things are final, most of the time, I'm sure you get a fair decision. It was just the fear of having a marginalized decision and being taken advantage of. For a very extended amount of time, being legally bound.
Client: I kind of did it on my own. I did reach out to my parents for advice. I was able to ask between them, "Based on how things went, can you give me some retrospective advice?" Just to get a bit of a relative opinion of what they thought. So I asked the relative advice, took what I wanted, left what I didn't, and went to some legal firms from there.
Interviewer: How did it feel to have your parents' support through this stage of your journey?
Client: That was actually pretty crucial. I needed support in a lot of ways. I think it's difficult for a lot of people to ask for help, especially when you're most in need. So that was incredibly beneficial. Because my parents and some of my other siblings have been through some legal troubles, it was actually my stepmother who referred me to the Family Law Group. She referred about three or four lawyers, and I looked up a couple on my own. I probably went to three or four for initial consults. Because this was my first time dealing with legal firms, I wanted to get some different people's opinions. She recommended the Family Law Group, the highest of all of them. That's how I ended up there in the end.
Client: When my stepmother referred me, I definitely looked at how their law firm was structured if there was a focus. How long the firm has been around, et cetera? The Family Law Group, being dedicated to family law, was very encouraging. Their entire team being focused on the same thing. Everyone being equally competent in the same field. Price can speak for quality. They were probably just about the highest price, but it was worth every cent in the end.
Client: I think because the point I had been pushed to, to have to engage a lawyer, was so much that the actual act of seeking one out and talking to one it didn't seem so bad anymore. At least I was talking to someone who was going to represent my best interests. I assumed I was in the right. I assumed that I was doing things the proper way. I was like, okay, "Hopefully, this is going to be some validation for me. Hopefully, I am morally and ethically approaching this in the right way and legally. And I'm going to get validated on that as well as some extra insight on what I can do." and that was the case. So, approaching a lawyer and speaking with them was really not too stressful.
Client: I looked at all the reviews. I know that the reviews are posted by the law firm. I looked at online reviews on forums, and most seemed to be very positive.
Client: You can always find those few cases that really take it to the extreme, regardless of good intentions of the past or an entire lifetime of effort. Once it goes to the courts and things are final, most of the time, I'm sure you get a fair decision. It was just the fear of having a marginalized decision and being taken advantage of. For a very extended amount of time, being legally bound.
Client: I kind of did it on my own. I did reach out to my parents for advice. I was able to ask between them, "Based on how things went, can you give me some retrospective advice?" Just to get a bit of a relative opinion of what they thought. So I asked the relative advice, took what I wanted, left what I didn't, and went to some legal firms from there.
Interviewer: How did it feel to have your parents' support through this stage of your journey?
Client: That was actually pretty crucial. I needed support in a lot of ways. I think it's difficult for a lot of people to ask for help, especially when you're most in need. So that was incredibly beneficial. Because my parents and some of my other siblings have been through some legal troubles, it was actually my stepmother who referred me to the Family Law Group. She referred about three or four lawyers, and I looked up a couple on my own. I probably went to three or four for initial consults. Because this was my first time dealing with legal firms, I wanted to get some different people's opinions. She recommended the Family Law Group, the highest of all of them. That's how I ended up there in the end.
Client: When my stepmother referred me, I definitely looked at how their law firm was structured if there was a focus. How long the firm has been around, et cetera? The Family Law Group, being dedicated to family law, was very encouraging. Their entire team being focused on the same thing. Everyone being equally competent in the same field. Price can speak for quality. They were probably just about the highest price, but it was worth every cent in the end.
Client: I think because the point I had been pushed to, to have to engage a lawyer, was so much that the actual act of seeking one out and talking to one it didn't seem so bad anymore. At least I was talking to someone who was going to represent my best interests. I assumed I was in the right. I assumed that I was doing things the proper way. I was like, okay, "Hopefully, this is going to be some validation for me. Hopefully, I am morally and ethically approaching this in the right way and legally. And I'm going to get validated on that as well as some extra insight on what I can do." and that was the case. So, approaching a lawyer and speaking with them was really not too stressful.
Client: I looked at all the reviews. I know that the reviews are posted by the law firm. I looked at online reviews on forums, and most seemed to be very positive.
Contact Details
Family Law Group
1579, Hyde Park Road
London, ON, N6H 5L4
Phone: (519) 672-5953