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Email: sholmes@cbslaw.to

SHEILA M. HOLMES

Certified Specialist (Family Law)

Sheila Holmes graduated with a BA from York University and an LL.B. from the University of Toronto Law School. She was called to the Bar in 1989. Ms. Holmes has practiced exclusively in the area of family law.

Ms. Holmes is a highly respected family law practitioner. She provides a full range of services to clients including, but not limited to, initial consultations and advice, negotiations, all levels of Court proceedings (including Conferences, Motions, Trials and Appeals) and more recently has trained as a Mediator and Mediator/Arbitrator specializing in family law disputes.

Ms. Holmes was: an instructor with the Bar Admissions Course (family law) for many years; an instructor with the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Toronto Law School; and an instructor in Trial Advocacy for the Ontario College of Advocacy Training. She has chaired seminars, authored and presented papers on family law issues, and has been actively involved in family law reform. As a former Director of the Advocates’ Society, and former Chair of the Family Law Task Force, Ms. Holmes has been involved in submissions to government committees on pensions, Child Support Guidelines, the Custody/Access Task Force and proposed amendments to the Family Law Act, and the amendments to the Arbitrations Act.

Mediation or Mediation/Arbitration is now a large part of Ms. Holmes’ family law practice. As a Mediator, and as a Mediator/Arbitrator, Ms. Holmes welcomes Mediations and/or Mediation/Arbitrations in Toronto, and also east of Toronto particularly in: Oshawa; Port Hope; Cobourg; Belleville; and Kingston.

Ms. Holmes is currently a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Advocates’ Society and the Canadian Bar Association.

Sheila M. Holmes: Reported Decisions

 (Note: there are relatively few recent cases because Ms. Holmes has lately emphasized Mediation / Arbitration over litigation)
  • Children’s Aid Society v. E.L. [2003] O.J. No.3281
  • Sloan v. Sloan [2003] O.J. No.3055
  • Segal v. Segal (Ont. C.A.) [2002] O.J. No.2564
  • Casson v. Casson [2001] O.J. No.5215
  • C.J.I. v. V.M.W. [2000] O.J. No.4292
  • Bendavid v. Bendavid [2000] O.J. No.4795
  • Callon v. Callon [1999] O.J. No.3108
  • Neuberger v. Borden & Elliot (Ont. C.A.) [1997] O.J. No. 1797
  • Stead v. Stead [1996] O.J. No.2602
  • Buttoo v. Buttoo (Ont. C.A.) [1994] O.J. No.636
  • Buttoo v. Buttoo (Ont. C.A.) [1993] O.J. No.2881
  • Buttoo v. Buttoo [1993] O.J. No.2217
  • Clapp v. Morin [1991] O.J. No.1030
  • Johnston v. Johnston [1989] O.J. No.1155
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