October 26, 2023

Low Cost and Affordable Legal Alternatives

The Kitsilano Family Law Group is excited to announce a new affordable service for self-represented clients: our new Coaching Subscription service.

Who would benefit from this subscription service?

Any self-represented litigants who require ongoing support with their family law case and would prefer to have the security of predictable fees.

What does this service include?

  • Email correspondence between client and legal coach/paralegal.
  • Reviewing and providing feedback for draft correspondence between client and opposing counsel/opposing party.
  • Reviewing and providing feedback for draft court documents.
  • Up to 2-hours of meetings (per month) with legal coach/paralegal by telephone, video or in-person.

Not included with this service:

  • Legal advice (this will be given through one of the lawyers at Kitsilano Family Law, at their hourly rate).  
  • Drafting court documents.
  • Hearing/mediation support (including trials) such as preparation for hearings/mediations, telephone support, and attending hearings/mediations.
  • Research.
  • Commissioning (signing) Affidavits and Statutory Declarations.

The services that are not included in the new monthly subscription service will be available on an unbundled basis. You can inquire further on how to obtain these additional services.

At this time, this service will only be run through our legal coach/paralegal.

The cost for this service is $650 per month(plus taxes).

Questions?:

Contact the Kitsilano Family Law Group to learn more and to see if this subscription service is right for you.

THE BRIEF

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At Kitsilano Family Law, our approach is informed by listening. We can provide guidance on your family law situation during an initial consultation. For new family law matters, we offer an initial 1-hour consultation at 200 cad plus taxes (or 100 cad plus taxes for half an hour). For ongoing family law matters and independent legal advice, consultations are charged at lawyers' hourly rates. Contact us to learn about your options.
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