Family Lawyers in Ladner

Ladner is Delta's original town centre, a river community that grew up around farms and canneries on the south arm of the Fraser, and it still runs at a smaller scale than the rest of Metro Vancouver. There is no family law firm on every corner of Ladner Village, and we won't claim to be one of them: SiLaw Group Family Lawyers works from a single office at 3108 Croydon Drive, Suite 201 in South Surrey, just off Highway 99, the same highway that passes Ladner's doorstep. Between that drive and phone or video meetings, Ladner clients rarely find geography to be the hard part of their file.

Family law help for Ladner

We practise family law and mediation exclusively. For Ladner clients that typically means separation and divorce, parenting arrangements, child support and spousal support, property and debt division, and separation, marriage and cohabitation agreements, whether the relationship was a marriage or common-law. Sandy Sihota is an accredited family law mediator, arbitrator and parenting coordinator, so mediation and the other out-of-court routes happen at this firm directly rather than by referral.

Farms, boats and family businesses

Ladner separations have a flavour of their own. This is a community with working farms, fishing boats and long-held family businesses, and when a relationship ends those assets raise harder questions than a house and two RRSPs: what part of a farm or business is family property, what part may be excluded because it was owned before the relationship or inherited, and how something that is both a livelihood and an asset gets valued and divided without destroying it. Property division in these files rewards early advice, and a well-drafted agreement can protect a family operation before or after separation.

Court, if it comes to that

There is no courthouse in Ladner or anywhere else in Delta. For Provincial Court family matters, the closest registries are in Richmond, directly across the river at 7577 Elmbridge Way, and in Surrey at 14340 57 Avenue; which registry applies to a given file is something we confirm at the start. Divorce orders and the division of family property are Supreme Court matters, heard in New Westminster for this region. That said, most Ladner families resolve everything by negotiation or mediation and never attend court at all.

Frequently asked questions

Does my family lawyer need to be based in Ladner?

No. Family law is provincial, so what matters is experience with BC family law, not the postal code of the office. Filings are electronic, most meetings work by phone or video, and when you do want to sit across a table from your lawyer, our South Surrey office is a straightforward drive from Ladner via Highway 99.

We run a farm in Ladner. What happens to it if we separate?

It depends on when and how the farm was acquired, how it's owned, and what it's worth now versus when the relationship began. Some of its value may be family property to be divided; some may be excluded. These are exactly the questions the free consultation is for, and the earlier they're asked, the more options stay open.

Where would a Ladner family court case actually be heard?

Not in Ladner. Provincial Court matters proceed at a registry outside Delta, with Richmond and Surrey the closest locations, and Supreme Court matters such as the divorce itself and property division are heard in New Westminster. We confirm the correct registry before anything is filed.

Talk to a Ladner family lawyer for free

Start with a free 30-minute consultation, by phone, video, or at our office on Croydon Drive in South Surrey. Book a free consultation or call (778) 381-9977.

This page is legal information, not legal advice.