Stephanie Ovens is an associate in the Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations group, where she focuses on family law and estate matters. She has appeared at all levels of court in B.C., and in alternative dispute resolution forums (mediation and arbitration).
Stephanie’s family law practice includes asset division, spousal support, child support, and drafting and advising on cohabitation, marriage, and separation agreements. She is a certified collaborative family lawyer.
Her estate litigation practice is broad, and includes wills variation claims, removing personal representatives, the validity of wills, debt and common law trust claims, Committeeship applications, and claims relating to documents that do not meet the formality requirements of a will in B.C. She also assists clients in estate planning matters, including drafting wills, representation agreements, and powers of attorney.
Stephanie’s practice also includes matters where estate matters and family law intersect, including family claims where a spouse is deceased, seeking support against an estate, and issues of contested separation and spousal status with estates.
