Wood Gold LLP GTA Lawyers
21 Queen Street East, Suite 300 L6W 3P1 Brampton, ON, Canada

Our former LPP candidate, Sarah Khan, has come back to the fold! Sarah looks forward to developing her family law practice in the GTA after being called to the Bar in 2020. She is able to offer legal services in English and Urdu. In her spare time, Sarah can be found plugging away at her goal of reading 100 books this year or toying with the idea of launching a food blog.

Wood Gold partner, Frances Wood, is quoted in this article in the Law Times.

For a second year, thank you for voting us BEST LAW FIRM in our community. We offer a free half hour phone consultation with a lawyer. Email [email protected] or call 905-451-4646.

Did you know November is Make a Will Month? It's time to update your wills and powers of attorney. Call our offices to schedule an appointment with one of our estate planning lawyers. https://www.oba.org/mawm/home

Big changes are coming to how the courts will address parenting decisions and requests to move post-separation. If you are going through a separation now, make sure to ask your lawyer about these changes. Here at Wood Gold LLP, we have worked hard to be ready for the legislative changes coming our way soon.

Across Ontario, family lawyers are working to find innovative ways to improve access to justice for Ontarians. Tune in to the Law Society of Ontario's Access to Justice Week to learn more about what programs might be available to you. Here at Wood Gold LLP we offer Limited Scope services, Legal Aid representation and can help in other ways. To register for Access to Justice Week, follow the link: https://lso.ca/theactiongro/access-to-justice-week/schedule

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca//proposed-ontario-legislati

Partner, Frances Wood, quoted in this article. https://legalwriter.net//covid-19-forces-changes-on-major/ At Wood Gold LLP, we've adapted by learning and using new software to help and advocate for our clients.

Your questions about the CARE tax credit and separated parents, answered here: https://www.woodgold.ca/lets-talk-about-care/

CBC Radio's segment on the recent back-to-school decisions. Our very own @KaitlynPerrotta weighs in at the 2:45 mark. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1785247811927

https://youngwomeninlaw.com/blog/7775845

Wood Gold LLP is proud of Frances Wood's new role as Chair of the Family Law Committee of the Ontario Bar Association. Frances has a wealth of experience representing clients in the Ontario Court of Justice and Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Court of Appeal. She was called to the Bar in 1998. Frances sits as a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court and as a Dispute Resolution Officer in the Region of Peel. She is a former President of the Peel Law Association, former Executive of the County and District Law Presidents Association and past Chair of LibraryCo. https://www.woodgold.ca/lawyers/frances-m-wood/

Looking for information about our lawyers? Check out their profiles and updated pics at www.woodgold.ca. You can also find most of them here on Facebook. Frances Wood, Jennifer Gold, Margaret Teixeira, Swetha Ak, Mathura S, Reetika Aggarwal, Stafa Khan & Kaitlyn Perrotta.

https://wlao.on.ca/pec-events/2020_awards/

We keep hearing from clients and from non-lawyer friends "the courts are closed." Not true!! Yes, things look very different and your court date might be via Zoom or phone, or even just based on written materials, but the courts are open. Here at Wood Gold, our lawyers have been working hard to develop the necessary advocacy and tech skills to be able to help our clients effectively in this new environment.

Please nominate us again for a Reader's Choice Award in either the Brampton Guardian or the Mississauga News. Click on either link below. Brampton - https://www.bramptonguardian.com/readerschoice Mississauga - https://www.mississauga.com/readerschoice... Wood Gold LLP is the 2019 recipient of the Brampton Guardian Reader's Choice award for best law firm! We strive to resolve your case cost effectively and with the best result in mind. We offer a free half hour first consultation with a lawyer. Call 905-451-4646 for further inquiries.

There is no "going back to normal" for Ontario's courts. The pandemic has forever shifted how we will practice law. But, pursuant to the most recent practice direction for Central West, we can now proceed with all motions and conferences. Here at Wood Gold LLP, our lawyers are working hard learning how to effectively advocate for our clients using all of the new technology and tools available to us. https://www.ontariocourts.ca//n/notice-cw-july6/%E2%80%8E

The courts are NOT closed. And we are not closed. It is true that the court is operated on a limited capacity but services keep expanding and there is a lot that we can still do for our clients, both in and out of court. If you have a legal question or a legal matter, we are here and able to help.

Wood Gold LLP Statement Over the past week, the issue of systemic racism has come to the forefront in the news with the most recent incidents of racism, police violence and reactions to them both here in Canada and in our neighbour to the south. While much of the focus has been on events in the United States, we in Canada cannot be complacent. Racism, including anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, not only exists in Canada but are a real and unavoidable part of our past a...nd our present. We stand at an intersection, where choices must be made, and strong positions taken. We must all recognize the issues at our own doorstep, learn what we can do to lead the country forward in a better direction, and take bold steps to do so. At Wood Gold LLP, we are committed to being leaders in our profession, in our client interactions and also within the profession. We commit not just to expressions of solidarity and support, but to taking action to improve the lives of our diverse clientele and our Black, Indigenous and racialized colleagues.