Phyllis R. Brodkin, M.A., L.L.B., Partner
Firm Name MacDonald & Partners LLP
Address
Ste 1700-155 University Avenue
Toronto
Ontario M5H 3B7
Canada
Telephone + 1 (416) 507-2630
Fax + 1 (647) 727-0914
Email pbrodkin(AT)mpllp.com
Website www.macdonaldpartners.com
Profile: A Specialist in Family Law and has practiced in this area since 1989. Is an effective negotiator and works hard to find a way to resolve even the most difficult of cases. If settlement is not possible, she utilizes her extensive trial experience to bring about the best outcome. Will fight for her client’s rights both at the negotiating table and in court. Life experience and maturity has taught her to apply her vast knowledge of family law to successfully resolve even the most complex of family matters. Has developed a unique expertise in cases involving mobility issues arising from a parent’s desire to remove children from a jurisdiction and in obtaining the return of children wrongfully removed pursuant to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the “Hague Convention”). Is also at the forefront of practitioners who assist parties with the legal aspects of in vitro fertilization, gestational carriage and donor contracts.
Languages Spoken: English
Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Property Issues, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony, Surrogacy