Family Lawyers Serving Abbotsford

If you're searching for a family lawyer in Abbotsford, here is the honest version up front: SiLaw Group Family Lawyers has one office, and it isn't in Abbotsford. We are a boutique firm practising family law and mediation exclusively from 3108 Croydon Drive, Suite 201 in South Surrey. We work with Abbotsford families mostly by video and phone, and Highway 1 runs straight between Abbotsford and Surrey for the steps that are better done across a table.

One Courthouse, Both Levels of Court

Abbotsford is unusual among the communities we serve: the Abbotsford Law Courts at 32375 Veteran's Way houses both the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court of British Columbia, with a family registry in the building. Provincial Court family matters (parenting orders, child and spousal support, family protection orders) and Supreme Court matters (the divorce order itself, and the division of family property and debt) can both be dealt with locally, without your file leaving the city. Whether your matter belongs in one court, the other, or ideally in neither, is part of the first conversation, because most separations settle through a negotiated agreement or mediation without a courtroom.

What We Help Abbotsford Families with

• Divorce, including uncontested divorce
• Separation, cohabitation and marriage agreements
• Parenting time and decision-making
• Child support and spousal support
• Dividing property and debt, including farm and family-business questions that take careful valuation work
• Common-law separation
• Family violence and protection orders
• Mediation, arbitration and parenting coordination, run in-house because Sandy Sihota is an accredited family law mediator, arbitrator and parenting coordinator

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ Across the Fraser Valley

We provide services in English and Punjabi. For many Fraser Valley families, Punjabi is the language in which the important conversations actually happen, and with us the legal advice can happen in it too, by video or phone like everything else. See our Punjabi services page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do You Have an Office in Abbotsford?

No. Our only office is at 3108 Croydon Drive, Suite 201 in South Surrey, and we would rather say that plainly than imply otherwise. Abbotsford clients handle most of their file by video and phone, and drive in for the meetings that deserve to happen in person.

If My Abbotsford Separation Goes to Court, Where Would That Be?

Almost always at the Abbotsford Law Courts, 32375 Veteran's Way. The building houses both the Provincial Court, which hears parenting, support and protection order matters, and the Supreme Court, which deals with the divorce order and the division of property and debt. Most families resolve their matter by agreement and never need either courtroom.

Is a Surrey Firm Practical for an Abbotsford File?

Yes. Advice, disclosure review, negotiation, mediation sessions and document drafting all work by video and phone, so the distance only matters on the days you choose to meet in person, and Highway 1 makes that a direct drive.

Can We Work in Punjabi?

Yes. English and Punjabi are the two languages we provide services in. See ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ.

Talk to a Family Lawyer About Your Abbotsford Matter, Free

The first 30 minutes are free, by video or phone from anywhere in Abbotsford or the Fraser Valley, or in person at our South Surrey office. Book a free consultation or call (778) 381-9977.

This page is legal information, not legal advice.