Chitiz Pathak LLP has considerable experience negotiating the full panoply of family-related agreements. Our litigators are also highly skilled in matters pertaining to estates and trust law.

Chitiz Pathak has developed a recognized expertise in the litigation of family law disputes, including issues relating to custody, spousal and child support, pensions, taxation, trusts and family business issues. This expertise also assists us in planning for and structuring our clients' affairs in the complex and ever-changing field of domestic relations. The sophistication and diplomacy required for the negotiation of cohabitation agreements and marriage contracts represent a particular strength of the firm.

Our family law department offers a full range of services to assist business clients in resolving complex and potentially acrimonious disputes with their partners. These solutions are carefully tailored to meet the requirements of our clients and to ensure that their assets, interests and integrity are preserved in the process of resolution. Of particular importance to our clients is the ability to manage sensitive issues in business and asset succession through appropriate planning, marriage contracts and other inter-familial agreements. We work closely with accounting and taxation experts to ensure that the results of our work represent a maximization of our clients' interests.

Our knowledge of corporate and commercial affairs makes our firm the ideal representation in cases where there are significant asset and income issues relating to corporate and partnership interests, family trusts and estate freezes and where issues of forensic accounting and hidden assets are of concern.

Chitiz Pathak also offers services relating to all aspects of estate and trust litigation and dispute resolution including the validity and interpretation of wills and trusts, dependant support claims, trust variation proceedings and claims under the Family Law Act and Succession Law Reform Act.