Don't let legal proceedings overwhelm you. Joy Dukeshire of Dukeshire Law Office practises in various areas of family law, wills and estates, and residential real estate transactions. With years of experience, she understands family law proceedings can be difficult times for all involved, fraught with emotion.
Divorce, wills and estate preparation, and real estate transactions mark significant milestones in our lives. Joy will put her education and experience to work for you, helping to safeguard your best interests at every turn. No matter which side of a family law disagreement you find yourself on, you can count on Dukeshire Law Office for personalized, attentive legal counsel.
Divorce, wills and estate preparation, and real estate transactions mark significant milestones in our lives. Joy will put her education and experience to work for you, helping to safeguard your best interests at every turn. No matter which side of a family law disagreement you find yourself on, you can count on Dukeshire Law Office for personalized, attentive legal counsel.
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Joy Dukeshire graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.Sc. in psychology 1972 and received her LL.B. from the University of Alberta in 1975. She was accepted to the Alberta Bar in 1976. Zara Hande graduated from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), and received her LL.B from the University of Saskatchewan in 2001.
Dukeshire Law Office is a law firm in Northwest Calgary, practicing family law to assist you to resolve issues of separation, parentage, guardianship, parenting arrangements, child support, adult interdependent partner, spousal support, among others. Family matters often incite a lot of emotion for good or for ill.
We offer affordable block rates on uncontested divorces and hourly rates if the divorce is contested. Please contact us for a quote. How parties are going to manage the parenting of their children after a separation is often a very difficult adjustment. We can assist you in any application regarding custody and access in order to ensure that your children are protected.
To qualify for a divorce in Alberta, at least one of the divorcing parties have to have lived in the province for at least 1 year. In Alberta, separation is grounds for divorce, so you can file as soon as you are separated from your spouse. You have to wait until the one year separation is passed before you can send in the final papers to get your divorce judgment.
Even after the end of your marriage through divorce or separation, your children are important to you. If you're concerned about child custody or visitation, you can count on Dukeshire Law Office's child custody lawyers in Northwest Calgary to help you understand the ins and outs of the process. Our child custody lawyers will provide legal guidance to help you establish custody and visitation schedules that match your children's best interests.
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John Stark
Jul 19, 2021
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Arina Sheveliov
May 24, 2021
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Heather Mckiernan
Jul 23, 2020
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I was happy to hear that a free 30 minute consultation was offered. I felt Joy was professional and honest which is appreciated. However, I was treated like a child and felt I was not taken seriously. When asked if I participated in illegal behaviour with an individual I am going against in court and said no, she huffed and stared at me as if I was lying. She then became impossible to reach wasting almost a month of my time. My situation and need for representation are very difficult and time and time again I feel ignored and fear for my son in a broken system. this experience was no different
Amber L.
Sep 27, 2019
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Islay Lamb
Jan 10, 2019
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I went to have my signature notarized and was treated like a criminal. She stared at me as if I was an alien, read my entire document (none of her business, I was there for signature verification), barely spoke, I had to ask why her assistant was taking my drivers license out of the room. She was rude, unfriendly, supercilious, and completely lacking in basic interpersonal skills. Never again. Best advice I can give is go elsewhere. This is a very weird operation.
Debbie Hooper
Oct 28, 2018
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Above and beyond service, professionalism, courtesy and understanding as my advocate during a difficult period in my life. The entire office was kind, efficient, and a pleasure to deal with. On many occasions Ms. Dukeshire and Grant stayed hours past closing time to complete paperwork and be there for me. Highly recommended with sincere thanks.
Ram Sund
Jul 19, 2018
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Concepcion Jalbuena
Sep 24, 2017
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Evgeny Zilberov
Sep 24, 2017
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I have been a client of Joy Dukeshire, Notary Public for more than a decade. She is my notary of choice in NW Calgary: easy to make appointments with (even at short notice), competitive fees, attention to detail, and wealth of experience.
In my professional practice (legal translation) I deal mostly with official/legal documents intended for international use and Joy always gets notarization done properly and in strict compliance with the requirements of Foreign Affairs Canada (which is not a given among notaries in this city, make no mistake about it). The process is quick, efficient, and error
In my professional practice (legal translation) I deal mostly with official/legal documents intended for international use and Joy always gets notarization done properly and in strict compliance with the requirements of Foreign Affairs Canada (which is not a given among notaries in this city, make no mistake about it). The process is quick, efficient, and error
Jocelyn Rugg
Dec 09, 2016
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Waited 20 minutes to have a couple documents notarized. When I asked the receptionist how much longer she would be, Joy beckoned me into her office..while still on the phone. Turned out she was on hold with Leon's furniture! Seriously?! Putting your personal affairs before your customers..extremely unprofessional. Not to mention, she was rude. With so many lawyers/notary publics in Calgary, I would definitely recommend taking your business elsewhere
