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03/15/2024

Wishing everyone a happy St. Patrick’s day early from all of us at Arnold Foster!!! ☘️☘️☘️

04/01/2021

Arnold Foster LLP wishes you and your family a safe and joyous Easter! 🐣

03/30/2021

Calls for a unified family court system​ and further changes to Canada's Divorce Act

Advocacy groups and legal experts who say that Canada’s Divorce Act doesn’t go far enough to protect victims of abuse are calling for further changes to the legislation as well as a “unified family court system.”

In 2019, the federal government revamped the Divorce Act for the first time in more than 20 years, in hopes that the amended legislation would promote the best interests of children and make the family justice system more efficient.

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Advocacy groups and legal experts who say that Canada's Divorce Act doesn't go far enough to protect victims of abuse are calling for further changes to the legislation as well as a 'unified family court system.'

02/08/2021

Meet our lawyers:
Thomas M. Arnold

Practice Areas: Family and Civil Litigation. Real Estate Development. General solicitors work, including: real estate, estate planning, corporate organization, acquisitions, and financing.
Law School: Dalhousie Law School, 2005
Year of Call: 2006

Thomas joined the firm as an articling student following his graduation from Dalhousie Law School in 2005 and he became a partner in 2008. He specializes in real estate development, family law, and civil litigation. He has extensive experience in property division, child custody and access disputes, spousal and child support, and related matters. His civil litigation practice focuses on real estate and business law disputes, collections, and estate litigation. He regularly attends before various courts of the Province of Ontario and on behalf of clients at mediation and arbitration.

In addition, Thomas’s general practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, and collections. In his capacity as general counsel to many local firms, he provides advice on real estate acquisitions, regulatory matters, and finance.

Thomas resides in Halton Hills (Stewarttown) with his wife and two daughters where he is a lifelong resident and remains active in the community including local charitable organizations. He enjoys playing volleyball, golf, and cheering on the Raptors with his family.

02/05/2021

Meet our lawyers:
Steven C. Foster

Specialty Areas: Family and Civil Litigation.
General practice, with a focus on real estate, estate planning, employment law, corporate and business law, tax law, and finance.
Law School: Osgoode Hall
Year of Call: 1986

Steven is a founding partner of the firm. He specializes in family and civil litigation. He has extensive experience in family law, including: divorce, child custody and access disputes, support, property division, and related matters.

His civil litigation practice extends to: commercial litigation, collections, construction law, and estate litigation. He regularly attends before the trial divisions of the courts of the Province of Ontario and assists clients through the mediation and arbitration processes.

His philosophy when acting in matrimonial disputes is to remain client and child-focused. Experience has taught him that in a crisis the client seeks sound guidance and a clear road map to settle their dispute in a manner that is both fair and cost-effective. Steven is committed to achieving this goal.

In addition, Steven conducts a general practice, including: residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, and business law. In his capacity as general counsel to many local firms, he provides advice on employment law, tax and succession planning, acquisitions, regulatory matters and finance.

Steven is an active volunteer and has a keen interest in the local heritage of Halton Hills. He is past chair of Heritage Halton Hills, a former member of the library board, and founding member of the Heritage Foundation of Halton Hills and Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum and Literary Centre, Norval. He enjoys playing golf, skiing, and curling.

02/03/2021

Meet our lawyers:
Herbert (Bert) Arnold

Specialty Area: Real Estate Development.
General practice with a focus on real estate, estate planning, business law, and finance.
Law School: University of Toronto, 1975
Year of Call: 1977

Bert is a founding partner in the firm. He has spent his entire career focused on real estate development and is recognized as an expert in the field. He appears frequently before LPAT (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board), and Joint Boards. In his capacity as general counsel to many local firms, he provides advice on real estate acquisitions, mergers, and acquisitions, regulatory matters, and finance.

In addition, his general practice includes providing advice and guidance on a host of matters with a particular focus on real estate, estate planning, corporate and business law, tax law, and finance.

Mr. Arnold is a life-long resident of Halton Hills and is actively involved in the local community. He enjoys playing golf locally and travelling overseas.

02/02/2021

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