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River Law is Committed to Providing Skilled and Personalized Legal Services to Meet the Unique Needs of Each Client
At River Law, led by the principal lawyer, Audrey Doxtdator, you will find the dedicated legal representation you need right here in Haldimand-Norfolk with a trusted Family Lawyer in Haldimand County by your side.
Our Legal Services
Divorce
At River Law, we provide compassionate and strategic legal guidance to navigate you through the complexities of divorce. This includes understanding equalization, net family property, pensions, ensuring our client’s are receiving their fair settlement. We know that divorce often brings worries about the future and daily life changes. Our team can help clarify how shared debts are handled, guide you through updating key documents, and answer any questions you may have about living arrangements. If children are involved, we explain how child custody and support decisions connect to property division.
Parenting Time
River Law is dedicated to helping you secure fair and sustainable legal solutions for the well-being of your family. River Law is dedicated to helping you secure fair and sustainable legal solutions for the well-being of your family. As a child support lawyer Cayuga parents can turn to, we also explain how child support, parenting time, and decision-making work together in real life.We also help families manage plans for visits and changes that can come with job moves or new relationships. If disagreements occur, we’re available to mediate and find mutually beneficial solutions. At River Law, we encourages open communication between parents, so the focus stays on what works best for your children over time.
Spousal Support
When a relationship breaks down, the need for support will arise, and having a knowledgeable spousal support lawyer in Cayuga can make a significant difference in the outcome.. At River Law we will ensure you and your children receive adequate support. Our help includes showing you how agreements can be adjusted if your circumstances change, or if life events like moving or retirement affect support. We also help clients understand their recordkeeping responsibilities and what to expect if enforcement of payments becomes necessary. Our support covers both short- and long-term arrangements.
Estate Litigation
At River Law, we provide compassionate and strategic representation in estate litigation, helping you navigate disputes over wills, trusts, and inheritance matters with confidence and care. We know getting all the right paperwork together can feel like a lot, so we’ll help you find and organize any documents you might need, like financial records or property information. If you’re unsure about your role as a beneficiary or executor, we clarify the roles and obligations involved. Our approach is patient and step-by-step to keep things as stress-free as possible.
Child Custody and Decision-Making
Parents will need to make proper arrangements for their children’s welfare upon separating. Each family is unique and River Law will ensure each client understands the difference between sole, joint and shared custody arrangements. We break down sole, joint, and shared custody so you know exactly what fits your family. Whether it's school choices, medical decisions, or daily routines, we fight for arrangements that put your kids first and give everyone stability. No cookie-cutter plans here—just real solutions that work long-term. Parents will need to make proper arrangements for their children’s welfare upon separating. Each family is unique and River Law will ensure each client understands the difference between sole, joint and shared custody arrangements. If you have questions about support amounts or payment changes, our role as a child support lawyer Cayuga residents can rely on includes walking you through the guidelines in clear, practical terms.
Property Disputes
River Law is prepared to uphold their client’s rights in private property, family property or estate property matters. Property disputes can arise in many ways, including encroachments, damages, unjust enrichment, and division of family property. At River Law, we stand up for what's yours. We handle the paperwork, negotiations, and court if needed, making sure you get fair value without the endless stress. Your property rights matter, and we'll protect them.
Decision-Making of Children and Parenting Time
Two fundamental areas of law affecting your children’s lives arise upon the breakdown of a marriage or relationship:
- Decision-making responsibility.
- The exercise of parenting time.
In the event parents cannot come to an agreement, the court has broad powers to allocate decision-making responsibility, whether it be joint between parents, or sole to one parent, based on the best interests of the child test.
The court also has broad powers to impose a parenting time schedule, provide means of communication and make other ancillary orders in a child’s best interests.
River Law has nearly a decade of experience representing parents in decision-making and parenting time disputes and will diligently advise and represent you in this area of law.
Wills and Power of Attorney
Planning ahead ensures your wishes are respected and your loved ones are protected. Wills and Powers of Attorney are essential legal documents that provide clarity, security, and peace of mind for the future.
Wills: A Will is a legal document that outlines your burial arrangements, care for your minor children and who will get your property when you die. If you die without a Will in place, your property will be administered in accordance with the Succession Law Reform Act. It is therefore critical that you have a Will in place that appoints an estate trustee of your choosing, as well as your wishes for how your property will be distributed.
Power of Attorney for Property: This is a legal document that allows someone manage your money, property and everything you own. You will want to personal decide who this individual will be, as well as your alternate choice, by making your own power of attorney document.
Power of Attorney for Personal Care: This is a legal document that authorizes someone to make decisions for your health and personal care. It engages at the time you are no longe mentally capable of making your own decisions about your heath and personal care. It is in your best interests to decide who will be your attorney (and alternate attorney) in the event you can no longer make decisions.
Criminal Defence: When charged with a criminal offence, it is in your best interest to hire defence counsel. River Law provides legal representation and advice to individuals charged with criminal or quasi-criminal offences under the Criminal Code of Canada, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and related provincial statutes. We are committed to protecting your legal rights and defend you at all stages of the criminal process with diligence and discretion. Our goal is to achieve the best possible resolution for each client.
