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https://www.pathwaylegal.ca is an information-based website only.

This legal disclaimer covers the following:

Pathway Legal Law Corporation and Val Hemminger, Be the Best Divorce Lawyer, The Better Divorce Company and any and all subsidiaries, team members, and other individuals associated with these listed entities, whether a person or incorporated limited liability company, or personal law corporation (Collectively, “The Better Divorce Company”).

Pathway Legal's website content is not legal advice.

The content on this website is provided for general information and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice or an opinion of any kind.

No information on this site is, or should be, considered to be advice for a couple or individual seeking information related to a separation, divorce or family court matter. If you have any questions related to this subject that pertain to your specific circumstances, don't hesitate to get in touch with Pathway Legal through our 'Contact Us' page. Please note that when you contact us, you do not become a client, and we do not have a solicitor-client relationship. We do not and will not have a solicitor-client relationship until a formal retainer agreement is entered into between Pathway Legal and you. 

Website Use Agreement – Pathway Legal Family Lawyers

    1. Your Acceptance of this Agreement

    By using the Pathway Legal Family Lawyers website (“Website”), you agree to all the terms below. If you’re using the site for a company, you confirm you have the authority to accept these rules for them, too.

    This is an Agreement between you and Pathway Legal Family Lawyers, and governs your use of the Pathway Legal Family Lawyers Website (the “Website“). Each time you use the Website you signify your acceptance and agreement, and the acceptance and agreement of any person you purport to represent (and for purposes of this Agreement, “person” includes natural persons and any incorporated or unincorporated entity), without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Agreement, and you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to agree to and accept this Agreement on behalf of yourself and any person you purport to represent.

    2. No Lawyer-Client Relationship

    Using our Website or communicating with Pathway Legal does not create a lawyer-client relationship. You are not hiring us or obtaining legal advice by visiting, reading, or emailing through our website. 

    3. No Professional Advice

    The information on the Website is provided for general informational purposes and convenience only. It is not full legal advice or a detailed summary of the law. Do not rely on this Website alone for legal decisions—always speak with a qualified lawyer or professional for advice about your situation.

    The Website is for convenience and informational purposes only. The Website is not intended to be a comprehensive or detailed statement concerning the matters addressed; legal or any other kind of advice; or an offer to sell or buy any product or service. You should seek appropriate, qualified professional advice before acting or omitting to act based upon any information provided on or through the Website.

    The Website may not be used to request legal advice or to transmit confidential information to Pathway Legal Family Lawyers. Information transmitted to Pathway Legal Family Lawyers through the Website may not be secure, may not be treated as confidential or protected by lawyer-client privilege, and does not create any relationship or duty of any kind. You should not send confidential or sensitive information over the Internet or by e-mail unless you take appropriate precautions, such as the use of encryption.

    4. Who Can Use This Website

    This Website is only for people who are at least 19 years old, or who can legally make contracts. The Website may not be used by persons in jurisdictions where access to or use of the Website or any part of it may be illegal or prohibited.

    5. Liability Exclusion and Legal Disclaimer

    Your use of this Website is at your own risk. We provide the Website “as is” and “as available,” and do not guarantee that everything is accurate, complete, or will always work perfectly. Pathway Legal is not responsible for any loss or damage that results from your use of this Website.

    Pathway Legal Family Lawyers does not accept any liability for your use of the website. Your use of the website is at your own risk. The website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, and including without limitation implied representations, warranties or conditions of title, non-infringement, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, performance, durability, availability, timeliness, accuracy, or completeness, all of which are hereby disclaimed by Pathway Legal Family Lawyers to the fullest extent permitted by law. Pathway Legal Family Lawyers will not under any circumstances be liable to you or any other person for any loss or damage arising from, connected with, or relating to the use of the website by you or any other person.

    6. Site Ownership and How You Can Use It

    Pathway Legal Family Lawyers own the Website and its contents. You can print pages for your own personal, non-commercial use. Do not copy, change, re-post, or distribute any part of this Website without first getting our written permission.

    Copyright © 2025 Pathway Legal Family Lawyers. All rights reserved. The Website, including all of its content, is the property of Pathway Legal Family Lawyers and others, and is protected by Canadian and international copyright, trade-mark, and other laws. Your use of the Website does not transfer to you any ownership or other rights in the Website or its content.

    The Website is made available to you for your lawful, personal, non-commercial use only. You may print or download Website pages for your personal, non-commercial use provided that you do not modify any of the Website pages or other content and you do not remove or alter any visible or non-visible identification, marks, notices, or disclaimers. You may not use the Website or its content for any other purpose or in any other way. In particular, the Website and its content may not be copied, imitated, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, modified, indexed, catalogued, mirrored or distributed in any way, in whole or in part, without the express prior written consent of Pathway Legal Family Lawyers.

    7. Trademarks

    Names, logos, and marks on the Website may be protected trademarks belonging to us or others. You cannot use any of these without permission.

    Product and company names and logos appearing on the Website may be registered or unregistered trade-names, trade-marks and service-marks of their respective owners. Any use of the trade-names, trade-marks, service-marks and logos displayed on the Website (collectively “Marks“), except as expressly provided in this Agreement, is strictly prohibited. Nothing appearing on the Website or elsewhere shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any licence or right to use any Marks.

    8. Links to Other Websites

    Our Website may link to other websites. Those other sites are separate from us—we do not control or take responsibility for them. If you use other sites, you do so at your own risk.

    For your convenience, the Website may include links to other Internet sites or resources and businesses operated by other persons (collectively “Other Sites“). Other Sites are independent from Pathway Legal Family Lawyers, and Pathway Legal Family Lawyers has no responsibility or liability for or control over Other Sites, their business, goods, services, or content. Your use of Other Sites and your dealings with the owners or operators of Other Sites is at your own risk.

    9. Linking and Copying

    You can link to our Website, as long as you make it clear the link is to Pathway Legal. You cannot frame, mirror, copy, or store any part of our Website without our written permission. For these requests, contact us at reception@pathwaylegal.ca or accounting@pathwaylegal.ca.

    You may provide a link (but not a framed link) to this site from any other Website, but not (save with our prior written agreement) in any way which creates the impression that we are associated with or have approved such other site. If you choose to link to our site, you must acknowledge the source (a clearly-visible adjacent link to www.pathwaylegal.ca is sufficient attribution).

    Apart from this, you may not reproduce or store any part of this site on any other Website without our prior consent. For these requests, contact us at reception@pathwaylegal.ca or accounting@pathwaylegal.ca.

    10. Ending Your Access

    If you break any of these rules, you lose your right to use our Website. We can change, suspend, or end the Website, or your access to it, at any time, for any reason, without warning. 

    This Agreement is governed only by the laws of British Columbia and Canada. If there’s any dispute relating to this Website, it must be resolved in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. You must start any claim within six (6) months of when the issue arises.

    This Agreement, your use of the Website, and all related matters are governed solely by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and applicable federal laws of Canada, excluding any rules of private international law or the conflict of laws which would lead to the application of any other laws. Any dispute between Pathway Legal Lawyers and you or any other person arising from, connected with or relating to the Website, this Agreement or any related matters must be resolved before the Courts of British Columbia sitting in the City of Victoria, and you hereby irrevocably submit and attorn to the original and exclusive jurisdiction of those Courts in respect of any such dispute or matter. Any claim or cause of action you may have arising from, connected with, or relating to your use of the Website, this Agreement, or any related matters must be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of British Columbia within six (6) months after the claim or cause of action arises, after which time the claim or cause of action is forever barred.

    12. Changes to These Terms

    We may change these terms at any time. If you continue using the Website after changes, that means you accept the new terms.

    Pathway Legal Family Lawyers may, in its sole discretion, change, supplement or amend this Agreement as it relates to your future use of the Website from time to time, for any reason, and without any prior notice or liability to you or any other person. You may not change, supplement, or amend this Agreement in any manner.

    13. Other Legal Information

    If any part of this Agreement is invalid, the rest still applies. These rules apply to all users and benefit both Pathway Legal and you, including anyone taking over our business.

    You cannot assign your rights under this Agreement to anyone without our written permission. We can assign ours at any time. No waiver of any rule is valid unless it’s in writing and signed.

    Contact Us: If you have questions about these rules or want special permission to use any Website content, please email: reception@pathwaylegal.ca or accounting@pathwaylegal.ca

    This Agreement, including any changes made to this Agreement from time to time, constitutes the entire agreement between you and Pathway Legal Family Lawyers relating to your use of the Website, and supersedes all previous agreements, written, oral or otherwise, between you and Pathway Legal Family Lawyers with respect to your use of the Website.

    If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severed from the rest of this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

    The provisions of this Agreement will ensure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of Pathway Legal Family Lawyers and its successors and assigns and related persons, and you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors, permitted assigns, and personal representatives. You may not assign this Agreement or your rights and obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of Pathway Legal Family Lawyers which may be withheld in Pathway Legal Family Lawyers’ sole discretion. Pathway Legal Family Lawyersmay assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations under this Agreement without your consent.

    No consent or waiver by either party to or of any breach or default by the other party in its performance of its obligations under this Agreement will be deemed or construed to be a consent to or waiver of a continuing breach or default or any other breach or default of those or any other obligations of that party. No consent or waiver will be effective unless in writing and signed by both parties.

    The parties have expressly requested and required that this Agreement and all other related documents be drawn up in the English language. Les parties conviennent et exigent expressement que ce Contrat et tous les documents qui s’y rapportent soient rediges en anglais.

PRIVACY

No email or private information will be shared to a 3rd party under any circumstances. Read our complete Privacy Policy and how it related to the collection, storage and use of information throughout this site.

LINKS

Some links within this website may lead to other websites, including those operated and maintained by third parties. They are included solely as a convenience to you, and the presence of such a link does not imply a responsibility for the linked site or an endorsement of the linked site, its operator, or its contents (exceptions may apply).

Links are provided for convenience only and The Better Divorce Company does not endorse the information contained in linked websites nor guarantee its accuracy, timeliness or fitness for a particular purpose.

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