Gilsig Family Law: “What We Do and How We Do It”

Marla B. Gilsig, Family Lawyer, works exclusively on divorce law and family related matters, including custody, spousal support, child support, property division, and separation.  Gilsig Family Law is located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

At Gilsig Family Law our focus is exclusively on family law.  We offer pre-separation legal advice and work with clients who are going through a separation or divorce.  We assist clients with family related issues including custody and access, separation agreements, child support, spousal support, liability, division of family property, and enforcement of court orders.  We negotiate settlements for our clients using collaborative family law or mediation process and also mediate disputes.  If a fair and reasonable settlement cannot be reached we prepare … Read more »

Katy Perry and Russell Brand Divorcing: No Pre-Nup is Top Reason

The Pop and the Comedy was noticeably absent from the last act of the Katy Perry and Russell Brand marriage.  The couple spent Christmas apart, Russell was photographed in London, not wearing his wedding band, while Katy was spotted in Hawaii, also not wearing her wedding ring.  Then on Friday, December 30, 2011 Brand filed for divorce from Perry 14-months after their October 2010 nuptials.  In a classic celebrity move, Brand delivered a copy of his divorce documents to TMZ in Los Angeles.

During the past 14 months, the divorce rumours about Perry and Brand have been building to a crescendo.  Perry was on the cover of October 2011 InStyle and in her interview, she was asked about … Read more »

Exploring Gilsig Divorce and Family Mediation Services

I provide divorce and family mediation services that include:

• Offering a neutral place for you and your former spouse to meet;
• Discussing and guiding the mediation process;
• Setting the tone for the meetings to provide for constructive dialogue;
• Helping to define the issues you both need to resolve;
• Facilitating understanding and communication between you and your former spouse about the issues;
• Keeping your discussions on track;
• Helping you gather and keep track of information and documents;
• Teaching you and your former spouse skills for better communication and cooperative problem solving;
• Helping you maintain a working relationship with your former spouse which is particularly important if you have children because you will need to keep in contact while they