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Family Law Firms in City of Ottawa, Ontario

149 firms.

What a family lawyer handles

Family lawyers guide people through separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, support, and the division of property. Some of the work is contentious and ends up in court. A lot of it doesn't. Many Ontario family lawyers now lead with negotiation, mediation, and collaborative practice, which tends to be faster and less costly than litigation when both sides are willing.

If children are involved, decisions turn on their best interests, and parenting time and decision-making responsibility are handled separately from support. The Ontario government's family law pages lay out the basics of how support and property work.

Do you have to go to court?

Often, no. Separation agreements, cohabitation agreements, and marriage contracts are all drafted and settled outside court. Court becomes necessary when the parties can't agree or when there's urgency, like a safety concern or a parenting dispute that can't wait. A good family lawyer will tell you honestly which path fits your situation.

Choosing the right fit

Family matters are personal, so fit counts as much as credentials. Ask whether the lawyer favours settlement or litigation, how they bill, and whether they're trained in collaborative practice or mediation if that's the route you want. Some firms also take Legal Aid certificates for child protection and other qualifying matters.

Confirm any lawyer's standing through the Law Society of Ontario directory, then browse the family firms below by region and city.

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A & C Law Firm LLP

3 lawyers

A & C Law Firm LLP is an Ottawa firm focused on immigration and civil litigation. It also handles family law and notary matters, including wills, estates, separation and divorce, and offers document certification serv…

Immigration LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFamily LawWills, Estates & Trusts

Addelman Baum Gilbert LLP

6 lawyers · Est. 2010

Addelman Baum Gilbert LLP is an Ottawa criminal defence and child protection law firm formed in January 2010 by Richard Addelman, Douglas Baum, Jason Gilbert, and Joseph Addelman. It represents clients across Ottawa a…

Criminal DefenceFamily LawLegal Aid

Addo Law Professional Corporation is a client-focused law firm with offices in Toronto and Ottawa, practicing civil litigation, family law, construction law, and real estate law, including real estate litigation and t…

Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFamily LawConstruction LawReal Estate Law

AGB Lawyers

4 lawyers · Est. 1996

AGB Lawyers is a boutique Ottawa firm that has practised since 1996, focused on family law, estate planning, estate administration, and real estate law. It's located at 2249 Carling Avenue and offers a free initial co…

Family LawWills, Estates & TrustsReal Estate LawNotary & Commissioner Services

Ahmad-Yousuf & Associates

2 lawyers · Est. 1998

Ahmad-Yousuf & Associates is a bilingual law firm in Ottawa that has served Ontario clients since 1998. Its team practices family law, real estate, wills and estates, and immigration matters, and offers services in En…

Family LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & TrustsImmigration Law

Allen Law

1 lawyer

Allen Law is an Ottawa-based family law practice that helps clients with divorce, separation, parenting arrangements, and fertility law matters. It also serves Eastern Ontario communities including L'Orignal, Perth, C…

Family Law

Anders Law

2 lawyers · Est. 1973

Anders Law is a general practice law firm in Ottawa, founded by Kurt Anders in 1973 and now run alongside his daughter Katrina Anders. The firm handles family law, real estate, wills and estates, corporate and commerc…

Family LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & TrustsBusiness & Corporate Law

Andrew McMurray

1 lawyer

Andrew McMurray practises family law from a downtown Ottawa office across from the courthouse, focusing on separation, divorce, and marriage and cohabitation agreements. He offers notary services on premises and serve…

Family Law

Beesley Gahrns

2 lawyers

Beesley Gahrns is an Ottawa family law firm where two lawyers, Susan Gahrns and Raquel Beesley, practice individually in association rather than as partners. The firm focuses on out-of-court resolution, including medi…

Family LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts

Behrendt Law

2 lawyers

Behrendt Law is a sole-practitioner family and estates law firm in Ottawa, run by Jeffrey Behrendt from an office on Ogilvie Road. The firm handles divorce, child custody and access, support, and property division, al…

Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts

Bell Baker LLP

13 lawyers · Est. 1957

Bell Baker LLP is a full-service law firm based in Ottawa, founded in 1957. The firm has about fifteen lawyers serving individuals, corporations, and institutions across the greater Eastern Ontario area, with practice…

Business & Corporate LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & TrustsAdministrative & Regulatory Law

Bennett Family Law

1 lawyer · Est. 1999

Bennett Family Law is an Ottawa firm that has represented clients in family law matters since 1999, including complex parenting and property issues. It's run by Deborah E. Bennett, who also handles adoptions and child…

Family Law

Bennett McIntyre Mysicka LLP is a general-practice law firm based in Carleton Place, Ontario, with a second office in Nepean, serving Lanark County, the Ottawa Valley and the Greater Ottawa area. The firm focuses on r…

Business & Corporate LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFamily LawReal Estate Law

Binny Law Professional Corporation is a sole-practitioner firm based in Ottawa, Ontario, led by Binny Joseph, a Barrister and Solicitor licensed with the Law Society of Ontario. The firm practices immigration law, fam…

Immigration LawFamily LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts

Blake Family Law is a family and estate law practice in Ottawa, Ontario, offering non-adversarial approaches to family law along with estate and elder law services. Its lawyers handle separation, divorce, custody, chi…

Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts

Boivin Perera Termos Associates, operating online as Kanata Law, is a small law firm serving Kanata, Orleans, Nepean, and the wider Ottawa area. It practices real estate, wills and estates, business and corporate law,…

Real Estate LawWills, Estates & TrustsBusiness & Corporate LawFamily Law

Bruce Stedman is an Ottawa family law mediator and lawyer with more than 34 years of experience, offering confidential mediation for separating and divorcing couples. He works with both spouses to resolve parenting an…

Family Law

Bunning & Farnand

2 lawyers · Est. 1982

Bunning & Farnand, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, has served the Blackburn Hamlet community in Ottawa for over forty years, since Les Bunning opened the firm in 1982. It handles real estate, wills and estates, corp…

Real Estate LawWills, Estates & TrustsBusiness & Corporate LawNotary & Commissioner Services

Carman Feng Law

2 lawyers

Carman Feng Law is a Professional Corporation in Ottawa with a primary focus on civil litigation, along with family law, real estate law, and trusts and estates. The firm's two lawyers, Carman Feng and Mylene Feng, ar…

Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFamily LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts

Caspar van Baal Family Law and Mediation is a sole-practitioner family law firm in Ottawa. Caspar van Baal has practised family law for more than 35 years and offers traditional family law services alongside collabora…

Family Law

CCY Family Law

4 lawyers · Est. 1986

CCY Family Lawyers (CCY Family Law), Associates in the Practice of Law, evolved from Gerald Yemensky's private Ottawa practice, founded in 1986. The firm focuses on family law, including collaborative family law, medi…

Family LawReal Estate LawWills, Estates & TrustsBusiness & Corporate Law

Cedric Nahum Law

2 lawyers

Cedric Nahum Law is a criminal defence firm based in Ottawa, Ontario. It represents clients facing criminal allegations, including assault, robbery, sexual assault, drug, and fraud charges, as well as Children's Aid S…

Criminal DefenceFamily LawLegal Aid

Chand & Co.

6 lawyers · Est. 2016

Chand & Co. (Chand Snider LLP) is a boutique litigation firm founded in Toronto in March 2016 by Pradeep Chand and Murray Snider. It handles civil, commercial, regulatory, and criminal litigation matters from offices …

Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionCriminal DefenceAdministrative & Regulatory LawFamily Law

Chen Law Office

1 lawyer

Chen Law Office is a small Ottawa law practice run by lawyer Ping Chen. It handles business and corporate law, real estate law, wills and estates, family law, and civil and personal injury litigation for individual an…

Business & Corporate LawReal Estate LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal Injury