Scharff Nyland Chambers LLP

About Scharff Nyland Chambers LLP

Scharff Nyland Chambers LLP is a family law firm with offices in Barrie, Toronto, Wasaga Beach, and Collingwood. Family law is all the firm does; it's not a general practice that also handles family matters. The firm covers divorce, separation agreements, child and spousal support, parenting arrangements, property division, and adoptions, working through negotiation, collaborative practice, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. It was built by three partners: Cindy Scharff, who has practiced family law in Simcoe County for more than a decade after starting a career in London, Ontario; Annette Nyland; and Carolyn Chambers, who works from the Toronto office.

All three partners are trained in dispute resolution outside the courtroom. Scharff has been certified in collaborative family law since 2006, and also serves as a Dispute Resolution Officer in the Superior Court of Justice's Family Court in Barrie. Nyland is also certified in collaborative family law. Chambers is an accredited family mediator through the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, a trained arbitrator, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. Chambers holds both a civil law licence and a common law degree from the National Program at the University of Ottawa, along with a master of laws in family law from Osgoode Hall Law School.