Lawyer review

Why a lawyer review may be worthwhile before you file.

You’ve done the work of organizing your numbers. Before you swear and file, it can be worth having a family lawyer review your completed Form F8 or Form 4 for the things that cost people money when they get them wrong — Guideline income, excluded property, imputation, and how children’s expenses are shared — and tell you what to fix before it goes to the registry.

Repmyself does not provide or arrange this review. We don’t refer you to a particular lawyer or take any part in the retainer — you choose and retain a lawyer yourself. This page simply explains why a review can help and what one usually covers.

What a review usually covers

A line-by-line read of your form against the applicable family rules
Your Guideline income figure — the number child support turns on
Property flags: excluded property, pre-relationship value, disposals
Children’s s.7 expenses and how they’re apportioned
A short written list of what to correct before filing

When your form is complete, you can take it to a family lawyer in your province for a review before you swear and file it. A lawyer you retain can check the figures and flags above and tell you what to correct.

A review is legal advice from a lawyer you retain for that purpose — different from this website, which is legal information and document assembly. Retaining a lawyer is where a solicitor–client relationship begins, on clear written terms; using this website does not create one.

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