Judith Holzman Law Offices
2 lawyers · Established 1983 · York Region
One of 300 law firms listed in Vaughan, and one of 117 handling Family Law.
About Judith Holzman Law Offices
Judith Holzman Law Offices is a family law firm based in Maple, Ontario, a Vaughan community in York Region. Judith Holzman was called to the Ontario bar in 1978 after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School, worked at small firms for five years, and opened an independent practice in 1983. Amanda Cohen, who was called to the bar in 2012 and brings a background in finance and economics, joined the practice in 2014. The firm now describes more than 40 years of continuous family law practice serving Vaughan, Markham, Newmarket, Woodbridge, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Toronto and the wider Greater Toronto Area.
The practice handles divorce and separation, parenting and custody, child and spousal support, property division, cohabitation and marriage contracts, and family adoptions, and it favors negotiation, mediation, arbitration and collaborative family law over litigation where that fits a client's situation. A distinct part of the practice is religious divorce, the Jewish get and the Muslim talaq. Judith Holzman was directly involved in the 1985 Ontario Family Law Act and 1987 federal Divorce Act amendments that let a court decline to hear or grant relief, such as support, property or custody claims, to a spouse who withholds a religious divorce until that spouse takes the necessary steps, and the firm applies that same rule regardless of which spouse is withholding consent.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Judith Holzman was called to the Ontario bar in 1978 and opened the firm in 1983 after five years working at small firms.
- Amanda Cohen, called to the Ontario bar in 2012, joined the firm in 2014, bringing a background in finance and economics to the practice.
- Judith Holzman was directly involved in developing the 1985 Ontario Family Law Act and 1987 federal Divorce Act amendments addressing religious divorce, provisions that let a court decline to hear or grant relief to a spouse who withholds a Jewish get or a Muslim talaq until that spouse takes the necessary steps.
- Judith Holzman served part time as the Dispute Resolution Officer for the Newmarket and York Region court for four and a half years and volunteered for over a decade teaching resolution techniques for the Toronto Superior Court.
In the community
- Judith Holzman served as a director for New Directions, a charity, and volunteered for over a decade teaching resolution techniques for the Toronto Superior Court.
- Amanda Cohen volunteers with the 519 Legal Clinic and with a 2SLGBTQ+ soccer league in Toronto.
- Judith Holzman has written for family physicians on how careful clinical documentation of injuries can later support survivors of domestic abuse in family court, drawing on Toronto's Integrated Domestic Violence Court model.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
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- Called to the bar
- 1978–2012 · median 31 years in practice 2 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School (2) 2 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office sits on Major Mackenzie Drive West in Maple, a Vaughan community that grew from a nineteenth century railway village, with proximity to Toronto and area transportation corridors leading to heavy development and population growth over the years. Maple is also home to Peace Village, a planned neighbourhood built around the Baitul Islam Mosque, described as one of the largest mosques in Canada, which makes the firm's Vaughan base a fitting place to handle Jewish get and Muslim talaq religious divorce matters alongside the rest of its family law work.
From Maple, the firm reaches clients across York Region, including Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Aurora and Woodbridge, as well as Toronto, and it offers early morning, evening and weekend appointments plus virtual consultations for clients who cannot easily get to the office during the day.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of family law does Judith Holzman Law Offices handle?
- Judith Holzman Law Offices handles divorce and separation, parenting and custody, child and spousal support, property division, grandparent contact, cohabitation and marriage contracts, and family adoptions, all as an exclusively family law practice based in Maple.
- Can the firm help with a Jewish get or a Muslim talaq?
- Judith Holzman Law Offices handles religious divorce matters, including the Jewish get and the Muslim talaq. Under Ontario and federal law, a court can decline to hear or grant relief, such as support, property or custody claims, to a spouse who withholds a religious divorce until that spouse takes the necessary steps.
- I think my spouse and I can work things out without going to court. Does the firm do mediation?
- Judith Holzman Law Offices prefers negotiation, mediation, arbitration and collaborative family law over litigation where that fits the situation. Collaborative family law requires special training for the lawyers involved, and the firm offers it as one of its approaches to resolving a family law matter outside court.
- How long has Judith Holzman Law Offices served Vaughan and York Region?
- Judith Holzman Law Offices has practiced family law in the Vaughan area since 1983, when Judith Holzman opened the firm after five years working at small firms, and now serves clients across Vaughan, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Woodbridge and Toronto.
- Does the firm offer appointments outside regular business hours?
- Judith Holzman Law Offices offers early morning, evening and weekend appointments, along with virtual consultations, for clients who cannot get to the Maple office during a typical work day.
- I'm going through a divorce later in life. Can the firm help with a grey divorce?
- Judith Holzman Law Offices handles divorce for older adults alongside its general family law practice, including the property and support issues that often come up when a longer marriage ends.
Where to find them
2126 Major Mackenzie Drive W, Maple ON L6A 1P7 · 905-303-1070
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