WATSON GOEPEL LLP
Family Law Solutions That Put Your Future First
CLEAR, COMPASSIONATE GUIDANCE FOR SEPARATION, DIVORCE, PARENTING & SUPPORT MATTERS.
At Watson Goepel, our Family Law Group provides practical, strategic, and compassionate support to help you navigate life’s most challenging transitions. Whether you’re facing separation, divorce, parenting disputes, support concerns, or property division, our team delivers straightforward legal advice and solutions designed to protect what matters most.
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Why Choose Us?
- Clear, Strategic Family Law Guidance: We help you understand your rights and options under the Divorce Act and BC Family Law Act, so you can make informed decisions about your next steps.
- Compassionate, Responsive Support: Our team prioritizes clear communication and timely guidance—ensuring you always know what to expect during the process.
- Tailored Strategies for Every Family: From mediation and negotiation to litigation and arbitration, we customize our approach to fit your goals, the level of conflict, and the needs of your children.
Family Law Practice Areas
Here are some of the areas we have experience in:
Separation & Divorce
Guidance through uncontested and contested separation/divorce, including compliance with BC and federal legislation.
Litigation & Court Representation
When court becomes necessary, our team provides focused, strategic advocacy to protect your rights. We’re proud to have litigators like Shashika Stanislaus, who is known for being well‑spoken, organized, reasonable — and for achieving strong outcomes while still encouraging negotiated solutions whenever possible.
Parenting Arrangements & Guardianship
Parenting time, decision‑making responsibility, and guardianship orders focused on your child’s best interests.
Child Support & Spousal Support
Support calculations guided by the Federal Child Support Guidelines and Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAGs)—including complex income scenarios.
Family Property & Debt Division
Division of family property, excluded property, and liabilities under the BC Family Law Act.
Family Law Agreements
Custom Separation, Prenuptial, Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements tailored to protect your long‑term interests.
Experienced, Dedicated Family Lawyers at Your Service
Our Family Law team at Watson Goepel brings strategic insight, child-focused advocacy, and decades of experience to every matter we handle. With a strong reputation for practical, settlement-focused representation—and the litigation ability to protect your interests when needed—our lawyers help families move forward with clarity and confidence.
Here are the team members who can help with your family law needs:
Laurence S. Klass
Shashika Stanislaus
Raha Seyed Ali
Danica Beck
Lauren Liebowitz
Keita Szemok-Uto
Sherry Xu
Our Frequently Asked Questions
We assist with separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, property division, agreements, mediation/arbitration, and family violence matters.
Yes. We manage everything from amicable separations to high‑conflict parenting or property disputes, offering both litigation and alternative dispute‑resolution approaches.
Our team uses the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the SSAG ranges to ensure support is fair, accurate, and evidence‑based, even in cases with self‑employment or variable income.
Yes. We help parents develop structured parenting plans that promote stability and comply with BC legal standards.
We offer collaborative law, mediation, and arbitration options designed to resolve matters privately and efficiently.
Absolutely—our team handles assets, liabilities, excluded property, business interests, and complex financial structures.
Yes. We prepare and review Cohabitation, Marriage, and Separation Agreements to protect your obligations and rights.
We combine settlement‑oriented strategies with litigation strength, offer every dispute‑resolution pathway, and bring 40+ years of firm‑wide experience to every case.
We offer transparent billing practices and can provide estimates once we understand the scope of your matter.