Law firms are typically comprised of sole practitioners who tend to work alone with an administrative person or comprised of multiple practitioners working together along with various clerks and administrative personnel in small to large size firms. Should you hire two lawyers or one?

Peace bonds can be seen differently depending on the judge. For example, a peace bond can be determined that since the person did not go to trial the actual criminal issue was not determined or decided. A peace bond should not be determined an admission of guilt, unfortunately the optics of a peace bond do not sometimes play out that way.

SMP Law is proud to support Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC). Their vision is "a Canada where people with learning disabilities have equal opportunity to reach their potential and to thrive in their communities."

Parental alienation continues to be an ongoing challenge we see in family law matters. SMP Law has created several blogs on the topic of parental alienation so as a reminder, the term parental alienation references “a child is expressing extreme negative feelings about a parent that are not supported by their experiences”. 

SMP Law has donated to Robbie's Walk - a fundraiser hosted by Hemophilia Ontario. Hemophilia Ontario serves the bleeding disorder community by supporting and educating those with bleeding disorders.