Andrew H. Heft

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Personal

• Date of birth – Feb 28, 1951
• Place of birth – Montreal
• Citizenship – Canadian

Education

• admission to Barreau du Quebec – November 1977
• Bachelor of Civil Law [B.C.L.] 1976, McGill University
• Bachelor of Arts [B.A.] 1972, McGill University

Professional Memberships

• Association des Avocats et Avocates en Droit Familial du Quebec
• Association du Barreau Canadien
• Lord Reading Law Society

Philosophy and Professional Experience

My practice is restricted to family law and related civil litigation. I believe in a direct, energetic, and assertive approach to litigation. I seek to create the conditions that will result in the best possible outcome.

Over the years I have acquired valuable experience in the areas most frequently encountered in family law including:

• negotiation of out-of-court settlements
• drafting of settlement agreements
• litigation of substantive issues

child custody and access

 including issues such as:

• determination of custody
• physical and sexual abuse
• parental alienation
• shared custody
• removal of children to and from Quebec
• determination of access
• non-compliance with court-ordered access
• grandparent’s’rights

financial support for spouses and children

including issues such as:

• determination and fixing of the amount payable
• discovery of undisclosed assets and undeclared income
• modification of existing orders
• remedies in the case of non-payment of support

division of matrimonial property

including issues such as:

• discovery and identification of eligible assets
• unequal division

compensatory allowances

unjust enrichment

protection of judgment claims

including issues such as:

• seizure before judgment
• registration of legal hypothecs

enforcement of judgments

including issues such as:

• contempt of court
• collection of judgment debts
• recovery of assets transferred fraudulently to evade judgment
• bankruptcy and execution of matrimonial orders
• recognition and enforcement in Quebec of foreign orders

My non-family law civil litigation practice experience has included:

• bankruptcy
• fraudulent settlements, preferences
• civil liability
• personal injuries
• libel
• collections
• labour law
• unjust dismissal