Susan Berry

There is something brewing at Berry Family Law! One of the steadfast rules at our firm is that normal office coffee is prohibited, because we have all kinds of delicious coffee on offer and insist you enjoy it with us. We partnered with the Hamilton-based Meza Café, which supplies our office with café products that […]

Hoo-boy, the schedule, eh?   This is one of the trickiest aspects for those going through a separation or divorce. Making a schedule is tough enough, but adhering to one is just a bridge too far for some people.  Sometimes you can have a schedule on paper but not agree what it means in real

Friends, When navigating a divorce, Any divorce, there is a 100 per cent certainty that at some point you will require a notary public to sign official government and contractual documents. You do not necessarily need to be going through a divorce to require a notarized document – if you apply for a pension, government

Hello! Welcome to Berry Family Law. If you are here, it probably means that you have questions andare going through a difficult time.It’s OK. My name is Susan Berry and I have been practicing family law in Ontario for more than 15years. I am also divorced and a mother to two teenagers (Ack!). I thought

Hi again, My client experience has taught me that most people want to avoid hiring a family lawyer, never mind going to court (sometimes at great personal cost). Avoiding family court is always ideal, but there are times when you will have to go to court to achieve a desirable outcome. It is always preferable

Hi! One of the most important aspects about going through a separation or divorce is determining if you are going to be, or want to be, legally “separated” or “divorced”. The date of separation determines when the right and responsibility for support and division of properties arises, whether you are in a common-law relationship or