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Statement on Criticism Following QCGN Hearings

Goldwater, Dubé, a Canadian leader in family law since 1981, wishes to reiterate the actual statements made by founding partner Me Anne-France Goldwater during her presentation on Bill 96, Quebec’s language legislation, at hearings organized by the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN).

Defend our Charter, Anne-France Goldwater Urges Federal Leaders

Public consultation meetings on the impacts of Quebec's Bill 96, the updated language laws, are taking place this week, organized by the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN). Me Goldwater was among the first presenters and told the anglophone rights organization that the province is living through...

Goldwater, Dubé applauds $2M “De Facto Business Partners” decision by Quebec Superior Court

Goldwater, Dubé, a Canadian leader in family law since 1981, is pleased to announce an important Superior Court judgment it helped mount granting a compensatory allowance and lump sum of approximately $2 million to a divorced woman who, the judge ruled, co-managed and expanded her ex-husband’s busin...

Goldwater, Dubé challenges the government of Quebec to protect unmarried couples and their children

Goldwater, Dubé served a notice on the Attorney General of Quebec on March 1, 2021 that it will seek to challenge the absence of a legal framework between unmarried couples during the relationship and upon separation. It is unacceptable, senior partners Me Anne-France Goldwater and Me Marie-Hélène D...

Three new lawyers join Goldwater, Dubé

Goldwater, Dubé is pleased to announce that the firm continues to expand into 2021 with the arrival of three attorneys and two stagiaires.

The ambitious new recruits’ expertise in family law, youth law and criminal law responds to the growing demands of our clientele. The first appointment is a ve...

COVID-19: Boost Your Family’s Resilience This Winter

A difficult winter is upon us. With a confirmed second wave of COVID-19 and another lockdown, it’s understandable if life is feeling a lot tougher right now.

Quebec’s healthcare system is at a critical state as cases in the province remain alarmingly high. As of early January, record daily numbers...

Goldwater, Dubé applauds the City of Longueuil for choosing compassion over cruelty with decision to relocate local deer to shelters

Me Anne-France Goldwater and Me Marie-Hélène Dubé, senior partners of the law firm Goldwater, Dubé, applaud the City of Longueuil and its Mayor, Sylvie Parent, for their prompt action in cancelling a planned deer slaughter in Michel-Chartrand Park on Montreal’s South Shore.

Earlier this month, the...

A Helpful Online Safety Guide for People With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Children with autism spectrum disorders are not only overrepresented in divorce cases, but especially vulnerable to cyberbullying and other online threats.

This comprehensive guide, which originally appeared on the Touchpoint blog and is being shared here with the author's permission, provides a...

Responsibly Modernizing the Courts

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the justice system to adopt digital communication methods into everyday processes as never before. Brutal necessity has driven rapid innovation.

As a Canadian leader in family law since 1981 and among the first Canadian firms to implement digital record-keeping be...

Resolve your dispute while in isolation

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for separating and separated couples, but options are available for parties to resolve disputes remotely—including mediation subsidized by the Quebec government.

Are you managing a divorce or separation in the midst of the pandemic?

Has the cris...