Newfoundland and Labrador directory

Family Law Firms in St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador

25 law firms.

What does a family lawyer do?

Family lawyers guide people through separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, child and spousal support, and dividing property. Some of it is contentious and ends up in court. A lot of it doesn't.

When children are involved, decisions turn on their best interests, and parenting time and decision-making responsibility are handled separately from support.

How do you choose the right firm in St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula?

Fit counts as much as credentials here. Ask whether the lawyer leans toward settlement or litigation, how they bill, and whether they're trained in mediation or collaborative practice if that's the route you want.

LawOnline lists 25 family law firms in St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, with offices in St. John's, Carbonear, and Conception Bay South. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador directory. Browse the family law firms in St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula below.

Annette Scott Law Office is a solo practice in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, focused on real estate, wills and estates, and family law. Annette Scott has practiced law for more than 26 years and mov…

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Avalon Law Group

3 lawyers · Est. 2022

Avalon Law Group is a small law firm in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving clients across the province. It practices family law, personal injury, real estate, wills and estates, criminal law, and corporate a…

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Bob Buckingham Law

3 lawyers

Bob Buckingham Law is a general practice firm based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It handles criminal law, family law, wills and estates, personal injury, and civil litigation, and corporate and commercial…

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Browne Fitzgerald Morgan & Avis is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its lawyers practice commercial law, real estate, family law, civil litigation, personal injury, and criminal defence.

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Collins Wentzell

1 lawyer · Est. 1975

Collins Wentzell is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, founded by William Collins in 1975. Brian Wentzell took over the practice when Collins retired in 2013 and renamed it Collins Wentz…

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Cox & Palmer

221 lawyers

Cox & Palmer is a full-service regional law firm with roughly 200 lawyers and more than a century of experience serving individuals and businesses across Atlantic Canada. It has offices in New Brunswick, Newfoundland …

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Curtis Dawe Lawyers

18 lawyers · Est. 1939

Curtis Dawe is an independent law firm based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was founded in 1939 by Leslie R. Curtis, Q.C. and Donald W. K. Dawe, Q.C., making it the province's oldest independent law firm…

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Finn Ronayne Law Office

2 lawyers · Est. 1986

Finn Ronayne Law Office is a general practice law firm in Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, founded in 1986 and serving Conception Bay, the Avalon Peninsula, and clients across the province. The firm handles real …

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Forest Road Law Group is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It serves businesses and individuals across litigation, real estate, personal injury, corporate, family law, and wills and est…

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Fraize Law Offices

4 lawyers · Est. 1964

Fraize Law Offices is a general practice law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, tracing its roots back to 1964. It practices real estate, family law, commercial law, marine financing, wills and estates, an…

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Gittens, Escott, Nwokedi & Associates is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, operating since 1988. Its lawyers handle family law, personal injury, real estate, criminal law, employment an…

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MacNab Fagan & Murphy

2 lawyers · Est. 1977

MacNab Fagan & Murphy is a small law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, that has served clients across the province since 1977. It offers arbitration, mediation and workplace investigation services, family…

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Marc Cooper Law Office is a general practice law firm serving Carbonear and South Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador, for over 10 years. It handles real estate, wills and estates, family law, and personal injury matters.

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Martin Whalen Hennebury Stamp is an established Newfoundland and Labrador law firm based in St. John's, serving local, national and international clients for more than thirty-five years. Its lawyers practice across co…

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Moores & Collins Lawyers is a law firm in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, led by partners Douglas Moores and Richard Collins. The firm describes itself as the most experienced law firm in Conception Bay and pr…

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Morrow, Morrow & Crosbie Law Office

5 lawyers · Est. 1989

Morrow, Morrow & Crosbie, operating under the name 'Experience Does Matter,' is a law firm serving the Conception Bay and wider Avalon region of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1989, with offices in Bay Roberts, Carbo…

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Noonan Piercey

2 lawyers

Noonan Piercey is a small criminal defence and personal injury firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with more than 35 years of combined experience and over a thousand trials and appeals at all levels of cour…

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Orr, Cabot, Crosbie, Oley Law is a boutique law firm based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving clients across the province. The firm practices family law, civil litigation, wills and estate planning, cri…

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Park Avenue Law Group

5 lawyers · Est. 1996

Park Avenue Law Group is a general practice law firm in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving the province since 1996. It handles real estate, personal injury, wills and estates, family law, business law, cr…

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Parsons Law & Parsons Lucas is a small, family-run law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving the city and surrounding area. Its three lawyers, Ronald D. Parsons, Ashley R. Parsons, and Darlene P. Luca…

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Relationshift Family Law is a boutique family law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, led by Sharon McKim-Ryan. It focuses exclusively on family law matters such as custody and access, child and spousal sup…

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Robert R. Regular Law Office is a full-service law firm based in Conception Bay South, serving clients throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. It describes itself as a barristers, solicitors and notaries practice coveri…

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Rogers Rogers Moyse & Conway

8 lawyers · Est. 2015

Rogers Rogers Moyse & Conway is a personal injury law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, formed in early 2015 by combining two established personal injury practices. The firm also handles long-term disabil…

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Van Driel Law

3 lawyers · Est. 2002

Van Driel Law is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, founded in 2002. It offers real estate, corporate, commercial, immigration, labour and employment, family, intellectual property, will…

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