Anne Freed Family Law
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About Anne Freed Family Law
Anne E. Freed is a Toronto family lawyer, mediator and arbitrator who's committed to finding clients a way through separation and divorce that doesn't end in court. Behind that sits more than 35 years in family law and litigation, plus advanced training in mediation, collaborative practice and arbitration.
Clients pick the route that fits them from a menu of options that includes negotiation, mediation and collaborative family law, and the aim throughout is for people to come out of a dispute with their personal and economic dignity intact. These days the core of Freed's work is serving as the mediator in a mediation, or as mediator and then arbitrator in a Med/Arb process.
Freed studied Honours Sociology at McGill University, earned a JD at the University of British Columbia and later completed a Master of Laws in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Freed is also an OAFM Accredited Family Mediator (AccFM).
Wills and estate planning sit alongside the family law work. The office is on the 18th floor of 2 St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto, and new clients can start with a complimentary 30-minute consultation that looks at the options for resolving their divorce.
Practice areas
Separation and divorce
Anne Freed negotiates and drafts separation agreements when a marriage or a common law relationship breaks down. Once the agreement is signed, Freed usually obtains the divorce as well.
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Marriage contracts and cohabitation agreements
Freed negotiates and prepares marriage contracts for people marrying for the first time and for those heading into a second, third or later marriage, along with cohabitation agreements for couples who'll live common law instead of marrying. Freed also mediates these agreements between partners.
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Mediation, Med/Arb and arbitration
In Med/Arb files, Freed combines long family law experience with graduate ADR study. In a straight arbitration, the case is heard by a lawyer from the Bar such as Freed instead of a judge.
Wills, powers of attorney and estate mediation
Freed helps clients decide who'll receive their assets and prepares the documents so those wishes are carried out, along with powers of attorney for finances and personal care. When relatives disagree over how an estate is divided, Freed can be retained as mediator.
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Freed's view is that, in most cases, court isn't the answer for a family law problem. A first consultation starts with a close look at the facts and advice on anything urgent. Freed then talks through every available option and makes a recommendation, but the choice of process always stays with the client.
Even in the team-based collaborative process, Freed remains the client's advocate, and keeping clients informed and educated about their own legal issues is a standing commitment. As a mediator, Freed meets each spouse separately at the start, often helps the parties pull together their financial disclosure to keep costs down, and shares a good deal of legal information, which can reduce what the parties spend on their own lawyers.
Milestones & recognition
- Anne E. Freed was called to the bar of Ontario in 1981.
- Freed has served on the executive of the Canadian Bar Association's family law section and of the Ontario Bar Association's ADR sections, and is a former program director of the Women's Law Association of Ontario.
In the community
- Freed has run a Collaborative Practice Study Group that brings lawyers together with financial and mental health professionals to support the growth of collaborative practice in Toronto, and is a member of Collaborative Practice Toronto.
Affiliations & connections
- IACP: Anne Freed is a member of the IACP.
- Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM): Anne Freed is an OAFM Accredited Family Mediator (AccFM).
Frequently asked questions
- If our Med/Arb mediation with Anne Freed doesn't settle, can Freed then decide the issues as arbitrator?
- Anne Freed's practice centres on acting as a mediator, or as mediator and then arbitrator in a Med/Arb process. When the parties can't reach agreement in the mediation stage, the mediator takes on the arbitrator's role, holds a hearing and decides all the issues.
- Will my financial information stay private if I resolve my divorce with Anne Freed outside of court?
- Anne Freed offers several processes other than court, and every one of them keeps the matter confidential. In a court case, by contrast, a client's information, financial details included, can be viewed by the public through the court file.
- We're already married. Can Anne Freed still mediate a marriage contract for us?
- Anne Freed can help, since a marriage contract can still be negotiated after the wedding, and mediation can be a very good way to reach one whether it's before or after the marriage. In one case, a client came to Freed 14 years after the wedding to put an agreement in place.
- Can Anne Freed help with only some parts of my family law matter through unbundled legal services?
- Anne Freed may take on discrete pieces of a case, known as unbundled legal services, for a client who can't afford full representation but wants help from time to time, depending on the matter. It's one of the basket of process options Freed offers as a family lawyer and mediator.
- Is a single meeting with Anne Freed worthwhile if I haven't decided whether to separate?
- Anne Freed's initial consultation can work as a one-time meeting for someone who's unsure, undecided or worried about the legal side of separation. It gives you the information to make your next decisions, which may even be to stay in the marriage or to plan a separation over time.
Where to find them
2 St. Clair Avenue West, 18th Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 · 416-368-0700
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