Magnolia Family Law Professional Corporation

About Magnolia Family Law Professional Corporation

Magnolia Family Law Professional Corporation is a solo-practitioner family law firm based in downtown Toronto, at 1 Dundas Street West. Mahvish H. Mian founded the firm after roughly a decade in family law and an earlier career as a federal crown attorney prosecuting drug crime cases; wanting a more direct relationship with clients was the reason for the move into private family law practice. Mian holds a B.A. in psychology, with distinction, from York University (2004), an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School (2007), and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2008.

The firm's own site describes an approach built around negotiation, family mediation and collaborative family law rather than default litigation, aiming for a practical settlement while keeping costs down. Mian completed a Family Mediation certificate at York University in 2013 and Collaborative Family Practice training through Collaborative Divorce Toronto in 2018, and is listed in that organization's directory of collaborative professionals. The firm's work covers decision-making responsibility, parenting time, child and spousal support, property division and domestic contracts, including cases that fall outside standard support guidelines.