Stevenson and Desrochers Law Corporation

Stevenson and Desrochers Law Corporation represents a comprehensive legal practice serving Portage la Prairie and the surrounding region with services spanning family law, real estate, estate planning, and commercial law. Located at 211-9 Saskatchewan Avenue West in downtown Portage la Prairie, the firm combines the generalist capabilities necessary to serve diverse client needs with sufficient depth in each practice area to provide genuine expertise. Diane Stevenson, one of the firm's principals, brings considerable experience to the practice of family law, estate planning, and related matters. Working alongside Kristin Desrochers, who similarly brings expertise across multiple practice areas, the firm provides clients with seamless counsel addressing complex legal questions that often span multiple specializations. The firm's family law practice reflects an understanding that divorce and separation often involve related legal matters requiring coordinated handling. Property divisions may involve real estate requiring expertise in real estate law. Spousal support calculations may have tax implications best understood by someone familiar with estate and business law. Child support determinations may require understanding of a parent's business interests and income sources. Rather than referring clients to multiple specialists and risking fragmented advice, Stevenson and Desrochers keep matters together, ensuring that family law disputes receive comprehensive analysis considering all relevant legal dimensions. The firm's experience with divorce matters encompasses contested and uncontested situations. For couples able to agree on fundamental issues, the firm helps draft comprehensive separation agreements addressing property division, support, custody, and related matters. These agreements require careful drafting to ensure legal sufficiency, tax efficiency, and fair protection of both parties' interests. For couples facing contested divorces, the firm brings litigation capabilities and knowledge of Manitoba's family law landscape. The firm's real estate expertise proves particularly valuable in divorce situations involving family homes and other property. Real estate property division requires careful analysis: determining how to value the home, addressing any mortgages or other encumbrances, calculating one spouse's interest in the property, and structuring a settlement that achieves fair division while minimizing tax consequences. For clients facing disputes about family property, having counsel with both family law and real estate expertise eliminates the need to piece together advice from multiple specialists. The firm's estate planning services complement its family law practice. Many clients benefit from reconsidering their wills and estate plans following divorce or separation. Updated wills reflecting post-divorce intentions, updated beneficiary designations on life insurance and retirement accounts, and clear planning for guardian appointments all become important following family transitions. The firm helps clients think through these issues comprehensively. Civil litigation experience gives the firm capability for families facing disputes that extend beyond typical divorce matters. Some clients need litigation services addressing family violence, contract disputes with family members, or disputes with third parties having legal implications for family law matters. The firm's litigators bring the courtroom capabilities necessary to handle these situations. Importantly, the firm offers collaborative law options for families seeking agreement-focused dispute resolution. In collaborative law, both spouses and their counsel commit to negotiating settlement without resorting to court. This process fundamentally changes negotiation dynamics and often produces superior results for families motivated to avoid litigation. For families in Portage la Prairie seeking comprehensive legal representation spanning family law, real estate, estate planning, and related matters, Stevenson and Desrochers Law Corporation offers the integrated, multi-faceted approach necessary to address complex family transitions fully. The firm's combination of deep expertise across practice areas, experienced counsel, and genuine commitment to client interests makes it a valuable resource for navigating divorce and family matters in the context of clients' broader legal situations.