CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Heather Hansen, Shannon Beddoe, Maureen Edwards and Victoria Lunetta, McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP represents and advises clients on all areas of family law, including issues related to divorce, custody and access, spousal and child support, mobility matters, division of property, separation agree - ments, domestic contracts, religious marriage contracts, adoption, and cross-border fam - ily law issues. McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP frequently work on matters that involve the highly complex intersection of family law and other areas of law, including business, tax, trust and estate matters and criminal proceedings.
The firm’s lawyers also represent children and parents in domestic and child protection mat - ters. In addition to its deep bench strength and litigation expertise, McCarthy Hansen & Com - pany LLP is regularly called on to provide ad - visory and planning assistance to other family offices to employ practical strategies for risk mitigation and long-term planning. The firm is also frequently called on by family law counsel in other jurisdictions to provide opinions as to the impact of Canadian law in international pro - ceedings.
Authors
Heather Hansen is a partner at McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP, where a significant portion of her work involves advising high net worth individuals. She is recognised and ranked by
Shannon Beddoe is a partner at McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP, where she practises in all areas of family law. She has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including the
Chambers & Partners (Band 2) and is also a fellow both of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers. Heather is an elected bencher (board of directors) at the Law Society of Ontario, where she qualified as a certified specialist in family law. Heather also serves on the board of directors of LawPro.
Ontario Securities Commission and the Ontario Court of Appeal. Shannon was called to the Bar in Ontario in 2011. Prior to joining McCarthy Hansen & Company in 2014, she practised complex commercial litigation. Shannon is recognised as one of the best lawyers in Canada for family law. She is a 2024 recipient of the Lexpert Rising Stars Award, honouring leading lawyers under 40 from across Canada.
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