Marilyn Samuels is also pleased to offer, through her association with Elayne Tanner & Associates Inc., a series of inexpensive legal seminars for the general public. These seminars provide accurate, informative, easy to understand legal information from an expert in the law and in mediation.

These seminars are designed to help you:

• Navigate through the legal system easily and reduce your legal fees at the same time.

• Know your rights and responsibilities in a variety of legal areas.

• Eliminate the fear and anxiety of dealing with lawyers and the Courts.

Seminars are offered in the following areas:

Marriage, Divorce and Family Law
Small Business
Women’s Issues
Wills/ Estate Planning
Elder Issues

All seminars are reasonably priced and participants are each given valuable resource information to take away with them.

 

A. SEPARATE & DIVORCE SMART

If you are about to enter the difficult world of separation and divorce; if you want to learn about your rights and obligations so that you can deal with your spouse on an equal footing; if you want to understand the legal issues involved so that you can experience a sense of empowerment and involvement and take the fear out of the process; if you want to control your costs so that more of your settlement ends up in your pocket and not your lawyer’s, then this seminar is for you.

Receive information on:

• How to get a divorce
• Your rights and responsibilities in child and spousal support
• Child custody and access issues
• Calculating and dividing Family Property
• Equalization of family property
• What is mediation and how you can use it
• Choosing the right lawyer
• Controlling your legal fees
• The emotional stages of a marriage break up

This is a 6 hour seminar given either on 1 day or over 2 evenings. The cost is $200.00 plus GST

 

B. Taking the Plunge to Self Employment

Are you thinking of joining the ranks of the self employed? Do you have a business idea but don’t know where to begin? Is your small business ready to expand? Do you want to incorporate your business? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this seminar is for you.

You will be provided with information on the types and structures of businesses and which one is the best for you. You will learn about contracts, leases, copyright, trademarks and how to protect your assets. You will learn about your obligations when hiring employees. You will be introduced to the legislation that affects your business.

This is a 3 hour seminar given in the evening. The cost is $100.00 plus GST.

 

C. WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING

Do you have a will? Are your loved one protected and provided for? Do you want the government to manage your affairs after your death? Do you know what happens to your affairs if you become incapacitated? Do you think only wealthy people should have an estate plan?

This is a 3 hour seminar given in the evening. The cost is $125.00 plus GST and included in the price is a will for each participant.

D. Women’s Issues

Have you been the victim of domestic violence? Are you being sexually discriminated or harassed at work? Are you earning less than your male counterpart for the same work? Are your human rights being violated because you are part of a minority? Do you know how the Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Codes work?

Do you know that you have a claim under your spouse’s estate regardless of whether he has a will or not?

If you want to know the answers to these questions and learn more about your rights and stop being a victim, then this is the seminar you should attend.

This is a 3 hour seminar given in the evening. The cost is $100.00 plus GST

E. ELDER ISSUES

Canada’s population is aging and as it does many issues affecting the elderly arises. Incidents of elder abuse and fraud perpetuated against the elderly are on the increase. Navigating through the maze of social agencies and regulations for assisted living and/or home care services can be overwhelming. This unique seminar will provide all of the information a senior needs to help them manage and enjoy their "golden" years.

The seminar is given jointly by a lawyer and a social worker and deals not only with the legal issues but the social service ones as well. This seminar will provide valuable information to the senior and his or her family.

This is a 3 hour seminar given in the evening. The cost is $125.00 plus GST.