Legal Services at Inside Passage Law

Sometimes you need an insightful, skilled, experienced lawyer who’s there for you — in or out of court — to guide you through the conflict resolution process:

• When to go to court and how to do it?

• When to use practical solutions and what those are.

• When is it time to negotiate or take no action, yet?

Court is a serious undertaking, meant to help parties resolve their family law conflict. Even when more than 90% of family law matters that start in court are resolved with an agreement.

Aurora Johannson brings her clients the experience, training and insights needed to know when court is necessary, to wasting energy and resources. Whenever possible, conflicts are resolved with family agreements and mindful mediation (see below).

No one wants to fight in court forever.

When Aurora represents clients in court, she leans into the legal challenge, identifying the most effective, strategic path to resolution, always staying open to negotiation. Aurora knows how to avoid unnecessary delays, employing the best approach to resolve specific family law conflicts efficiently — even when that involves asking for help from court.

Aurora also gives expert advice on how to survive, thrive and protect your children's well-being during high- conflict divorce cases, the kind frustrating enough to make smoke come out your ears.

We help you maintain your integrity even when someone else is losing theirs. We can help you resolve your family law issues even if the other person makes reaching an agreement impossible.

Divorce and separation get ugly, long and draining the moment one of the spouses becomes a high-conflict party.

This person you once loved, shared life and family with—has become a spiteful stranger, focused on making this separation or divorce—and your life—impossible. 

Suddenly, your ex has become:

• Manipulative, frequently changing their stories and twisting your every word to accommodate their version of the ‘facts’.

• Constantly changing their demands, expecting you to meet their ever-changing ‘needs’, no matter the cost to you.

• Two-faced—promising one thing but doing another.

• Accusing, and personally attacking—even your most reasonable requests are answered with threats, gaslighting, lies or completely ignored

In high conflict mode, your ex can even seem to be unchanged to the world while they privately berate and attack you, others and even their kids.

All this leaves you mentally and emotionally drained, filled with self-doubt, self-loathing, overwhelmed and overthinking your every move, wondering why it’s so hard to get your divorce—and life—in order.

Over time, as the high conflict tactics continue, you end up in a fog, confused, defensive, and apologizing for things you aren’t sure you should apologize for. Worse, others who knew you both simply won’t believe your ex would behave this way, leaving you feeling lonely, confused, and questioning your sanity, thinking “Is this really my life?!”

If you recognize yourself, or your client in this situation, we can help. 

Together, we will discuss your unique situation, needs, challenges and strategize on the most effective legal path to successfully resolve your situation. Call us now at 778-215-5907 or get started by telling us more about your challenges here.

ILA, independent legal advice, is a service you’ll need to review your drafted agreements by other lawyers and mediators.

It is recommended by lawyers when you’re done drafting agreements related to moving in together, buying a house for the first time, or, needing to divorce, separate and co-parent differently.

Sometimes we drift apart. And while we may not be able to save your relationship, we can help you minimize your stress with our mindful mediation and our professional legal advice.

When it comes to our little ones who have a front-row seat to your separation, we want to shield them from the impact of separations. Developing a mindful separation or parenting agreement is the first step to helping your children, and you, emerge on the other side to a brighter future.

Without help, the number of important decisions that need to be made can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’ll hold your hand and guide you through property division, spousal support, respectful parenting plans, custody and child support agreements, so you can find your path and get back to your self-care and success.

▹ Click here to get started on your separation and parenting agreements

All the divorce paperwork—Done. Without headaches or mistakes.

This option is for you when: 

✓ You have a signed separation agreement or a court order
✓ You’ve separated without conflicts, don’t have a written agreement, and need the divorce done.
✓ You want to avoid courts rejecting — and delaying — finalizing your divorce
✓ You want to feel cared for and supported while undergoing the separation process 

Through our work with The Mindful Divorce Centre, we help people find peace, purpose, and joy throughout the process of divorce or separation— and what comes next. 

If you have a signed separation agreement and court order, we can take care of all the paperwork and court filings, while taking care of you. 

While filing for an uncontested, or “desk-order” divorce sounds simple, it’s not.

The eight forms are detailed and keep changing. Any mistakes can result in delays and the courts rejecting your divorce. We get it all done for you, and make sure you’re at ease and peace throughout the final divorce process.

▹ Click here to tell us more about your situation and get started on your uncontested divorce

Family life is full of negotiations — or negotiated agreements, and often we don’t see eye-to-eye with our loved ones.

When you need a formal agreement to keep the seas calm, we offer you the tools to stay tuned to what you can control, cope with frustrations, manage anger, and find a balanced way to agree and leave the conflict behind.

▹ Click here to get started on mindful mediation

Along with all the excitement of starting your journey with your partner come the realities of merging your assets and managing your future.

A loving prenup can lift the tension around this stage of your relationship leaving you ready to move forward on your journey.

Leave the legal details and emotional support to us so you can focus on loving your new life.

▹ Click here to get started on your loving prenup (cohabitation agreement)