My spouse lives in India and I can't get them served. Can Veena Pohani still get me a divorce?

Divorces where a spouse resides in India often require service through the Hague Convention process, which can face long delays returning a certificate of service. The firm has experience with these cases and has brought a motion to validate service on a spouse in India when Hague Convention delays were holding up a divorce, which the firm describes as the first motion of its kind in Ontario.

My property division involves a pension, stock options, or a business. Does the firm handle that?

Yes. The firm has experience with property matters involving complex pension and tax issues, holding companies, restricted stock units, and stock options, and works with outside professionals to have pensions, businesses, and other property appraised as part of an equalization claim.

Legal Aid Ontario denied my funding for an appeal. Is there anything I can do?

In limited cases, it's possible to bring a motion asking a court to order Legal Aid Ontario to pay legal fees and disbursements for an appeal with merit. Veena Pohani has brought this type of motion successfully in the past, though the firm notes it does not accept Legal Aid Ontario funding for this type of court matter itself.

A family member is being held involuntarily in a hospital or has had their capacity questioned. Can the firm help?

Yes. Veena Pohani has served as a panel lawyer on the Consent and Capacity Board and has experience with capacity findings, involuntary detention, and end of life decisions in Ontario health care facilities, in addition to estate litigation such as will challenges and requests for a Certificate of Estate Trustee.

What areas of family law does the firm handle?

The practice covers divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, property division, separation agreements, financial fraud by a spouse, and health care law and estates litigation, and Veena Pohani has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and prepared factums for the Supreme Court of Canada.

Where is the office and how do I book a consultation?

The office is at 895 Don Mills Road, Two Morneau Shepell Centre, 9th floor, Building Two, in Toronto. Consultations can be booked by phone at 416-444-6010, by email at torontofamlaw@gmail.com, or through the contact form on the firm's website, and can be conducted virtually or in person.

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About Veena Pohani

Veena Pohani, Barrister and Solicitor, is a sole family law practice with an office in the Don Mills area of Toronto, inside the Two Morneau Shepell Centre building on Don Mills Road. Veena Pohani earned an LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 1994, after undergraduate studies in business administration and political science at York University. The practice concentrates on family law, with particular attention to property division involving pensions, holding companies, restricted stock units and stock options, and financial fraud by a spouse, along with divorce, child and spousal support, separation agreements, and health care and estates litigation. Veena Pohani has appeared at every level of court in Ontario and has prepared factums for the Supreme Court of Canada. An associate at the firm also focuses on family law matters and belongs to the Ontario Family Law Association.

The practice serves a substantial South Asian client base and has built particular experience with divorces where a spouse lives in India, cases that require service of court documents through the Hague Convention process. Veena Pohani has also served as a panel lawyer on the Consent and Capacity Board, work that involves capacity findings and end of life decisions for patients in Ontario health care facilities. Consultations are offered virtually or in person.

Practice areas

Family Law

Milestones & recognition

On June 14, 2014, Veena Pohani brought a motion to compel Legal Aid Ontario to pay a client's legal fees after Legal Aid Ontario had denied funding for an appeal. The motion succeeded, and the firm describes it as the first challenge of its kind in Ontario.
In Stetco v. Stetco, 2013 ONSC 3103 (CanLII), Veena Pohani acted for a wife who was awarded 100% of the net family property in the division of matrimonial assets.
The firm describes a motion Veena Pohani brought to validate service on a spouse in India, after delays in receiving a Hague Convention certificate of service, as the first motion of its kind in Ontario.
Veena Pohani has served as a panel lawyer on the Consent and Capacity Board, an Ontario tribunal that reviews findings on a patient's capacity and involuntary detention in health care facilities.

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In-person services

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Veena Pohani Barrister and Solicitor

The neighbourhood

The office sits on Don Mills Road in Toronto's Don Mills neighbourhood, a planned community built starting in the 1950s as one of the first self-contained 'new towns' in the Toronto area, combining homes, shops, and office space by design. The area has grown into one of the city's more ethnically diverse pockets and is home to landmarks including the Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre and the Shops at Don Mills. That mix fits a practice that has built a large South Asian family law client base in a part of Toronto with a similarly varied population.

Frequently asked questions

My spouse lives in India and I can't get them served. Can Veena Pohani still get me a divorce?: Divorces where a spouse resides in India often require service through the Hague Convention process, which can face long delays returning a certificate of service. The firm has experience with these cases and has brought a motion to validate service on a spouse in India when Hague Convention delays were holding up a divorce, which the firm describes as the first motion of its kind in Ontario.
My property division involves a pension, stock options, or a business. Does the firm handle that?: Yes. The firm has experience with property matters involving complex pension and tax issues, holding companies, restricted stock units, and stock options, and works with outside professionals to have pensions, businesses, and other property appraised as part of an equalization claim.
Legal Aid Ontario denied my funding for an appeal. Is there anything I can do?: In limited cases, it's possible to bring a motion asking a court to order Legal Aid Ontario to pay legal fees and disbursements for an appeal with merit. Veena Pohani has brought this type of motion successfully in the past, though the firm notes it does not accept Legal Aid Ontario funding for this type of court matter itself.
A family member is being held involuntarily in a hospital or has had their capacity questioned. Can the firm help?: Yes. Veena Pohani has served as a panel lawyer on the Consent and Capacity Board and has experience with capacity findings, involuntary detention, and end of life decisions in Ontario health care facilities, in addition to estate litigation such as will challenges and requests for a Certificate of Estate Trustee.
What areas of family law does the firm handle?: The practice covers divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, property division, separation agreements, financial fraud by a spouse, and health care law and estates litigation, and Veena Pohani has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and prepared factums for the Supreme Court of Canada.
Where is the office and how do I book a consultation?: The office is at 895 Don Mills Road, Two Morneau Shepell Centre, 9th floor, Building Two, in Toronto. Consultations can be booked by phone at 416-444-6010, by email at torontofamlaw@gmail.com, or through the contact form on the firm's website, and can be conducted virtually or in person.

Where to find them

895 Don Mills Rd., Two Morneau Shepell Centre, 9FL, Building Two, Toronto, ON M3C 1W3 · 416-444-6010

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