Ansky Family Law
1 lawyer · York Region
One of 204 law firms listed in Markham, and one of 72 handling Family Law.
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Ansky Family Law is a solo family law practice based in Markham, run by Stephanie Ansky, a barrister and solicitor who has practiced law for 30 years, the last 25 of them focused on family law. The firm handles the full range of family law matters, including separation and divorce, decision-making responsibility and parenting time for children (what the law used to call custody and access), child and spousal support, division of property, and drafting separation agreements, cohabitation agreements, and marriage contracts.
The firm's approach favors negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative family law ahead of going to court, while still representing clients in litigation when a resolution can't be reached another way. Ansky works as both a collaborative family lawyer and a mediator, and can act either as a neutral mediator or as an advocate representing one side within a mediation process run by someone else. The firm's own site calls collaborative family law, where each side keeps a separate lawyer but the focus stays on interests rather than positions, the most rewarding of the processes it offers.
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Ansky Family Law's office is in a multi-tenant office building at 500 Hood Road, in Markham's Milliken Mills West neighbourhood. The area sits in southwest Markham along the Highway 404 and 407 corridor. Markham's own tourism guide describes the neighbourhood's community as drawing on many different Asian cultures, calling it one of the more accessible parts of the city.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ansky Family Law handle both decision-making responsibility and parenting time for children?
- Yes. The firm's family law practice covers decision-making responsibility (what the law used to call custody) and parenting time (what used to be called access), along with child support.
- Will my family law matter have to go to court?
- Not necessarily. Ansky Family Law prioritizes negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative family law over litigation, and represents clients in court only when those other options can't resolve the matter.
- What's the difference between Ansky acting as my mediator and acting as my advocate in a mediation?
- As a mediator, Ansky Family Law stays neutral and doesn't give either side legal advice. The firm can also act as an advocate, representing one party's interests within a mediation process run by someone else.
- Can Ansky Family Law prepare a cohabitation agreement or marriage contract?
- Yes. The firm drafts cohabitation agreements for couples living together and marriage contracts that set out financial arrangements before marriage, along with separation agreements for couples ending a relationship.
- Does Ansky Family Law offer a free consultation?
- Yes, the firm's website advertises a free consultation, booked by contacting the office.
- How long has the lawyer at Ansky Family Law been practicing, and where is the office?
- Stephanie Ansky has practiced law for 30 years, the last 25 in family law. The office is at 500 Hood Road, Suite 400, in Markham.
Where to find them
500 Hood Road, Suite 400, Markham, Ontario L3R 9Z3 · 416-840-6030
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