Family Law

Mandell Pinder LLP assists communities, families and children. Our work includes:

representing parents in contact with the Ministry of Children and Family Development in relation to child protection concerns
providing legal advice to First Nations seeking systemic change to the provincial child protection system
facilitating seminars and talking circles, including in correctional facilities, to help to empower parents and communities
providing dispute resolution assistance to parents
drawing on Indigenous laws and traditions in developing child welfare policies
providing legal representation to formalize adoptions, including custom adoptions
pursuing recognition of the right of Aboriginal people to care for their children and families