We are Topmarké Attorneys LLP
Topmarké provides exceptional service to existing and new clients with the help of our valuable staff members who are experienced practicing law in various jurisdictions within and outside Canada. Built on a model that advocates social justice and responsibility, the firm brings in top-notch legal talents and industry knowledge to help clients accomplish results that matter to them.
We also, have affiliated partners in other jurisdictions with whom we continue working to better serve our clients who are outside Canada. Topmarké is the dynamic and prominent firm it is today thanks to the leadership of its partners Johnson Babalola, Akinwumi Reju and Oluwakemi Oduwole. These outstanding individuals strengthen our practice areas, culture and philosophies.
The firm has its major presence in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and in Nigeria.With its main office located in Toronto, a bustling place of commerce and industry, in addition to being the most populous city, our office aims to provide legal counsel and guidance for you and your family members once formally engaged.
Toronto is also home to a number of private, non-profit, conglomerates and international companies and there is an ongoing need for consultancy services and specialized corporate training. Our counsels and external consultants are experienced in different professional areas and are equipped to provide high level service at world class level.
Business establishments and owners face unique legal challenges. Different businesses also have different needs, whether it is a business corporation, a general partnership, a limited liability company, not-for-profit-organization, or business trust.
This is the reason why our team at Topmarké Attorneys takes it upon ourselves to understand and resolve your legal issues. And we do so from a technical and business perspective. Our team is dynamic as well as experienced with the skills to provide timely and practical solutions to our clients.
We have a wide area of experience representing stakeholders, sellers, buyers, lenders, committees, boards, and acquisition targets. Our business lawyers work on a case study approach for our clients all over Toronto.
Licensing, supply, distributing and outsourcing commercial agreements
At Topmarké Attorneys, we have one of the most capable business lawyers on our team. We combine academic excellence with years of experience acting on behalf of our clients.
Our seasoned lawyers have represented business clients, whether they are individuals or business conglomerates, for all issues related to corporate disputes.
More so, the business lawyers on our team have practiced law in other jurisdictions outside of Toronto. Some of the notable jurisdictions include the United Kingdom, North Africa, East Africa, Nigeria, and the Caribbean, among others. This makes them exceptionally capable of handling business-related disputes for international clients as well.
Apart from the areas mentioned above that are covered by our business lawyers, other highlights of our legal service include:
If you would like a consultation on any legal matters related to business, don’t hesitate to call us.
For many people, closing the deal on a home is one of the most crucial steps on their financial journey. Whether you are the property seller or the buyer, it is essential that you make a wise decision as it can have some far-reaching ramifications.
This is where a real estate lawyer can help you make the best deal. He or she has the expertise and understands the dynamics of the real estate world. When you are making the deal on your own, it can be very easy for the other party to exploit you for their benefit.
The business of real estate in Toronto is a cutthroat one. And so if you don’t have the right help, it makes you vulnerable for exploitation, and we don’t mean just the monetary aspect.
This is why our team of expert lawyers at Topmarké Attorneys has been assisting clients all over Toronto with real estate transactions. We have an experienced team of lawyers with the expertise to get you the best deal. But most importantly, our lawyers are ethical and will get you through the entire deal with ease and efficiency.
A professional lawyer can assist you in the following ways:
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don’t go according to any rules. They’re not like aches or wounds; they’re more like splits in the skin that won’t heal because there’s not enough material.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Family Law covers a wide range of issues that couples, children and whole families may undergo. Topmarké Attorneys family law experts recognize the delicacy and sensitivity that are involved in these matters and is ready to manage them with care, tact, and caution.
What can we help you with?
If you are separated or considering separation, it is crucial to seek legal representation at the earliest possible stage to become fully informed about your legal rights. We understand there are several different approaches to solving these disputes. Our lawyers’ goal is to offer you every possible option in resolving your family law matters at your most stressful and emotional period of your lives.
By law, parents—birth parent, non-birth parent, adoptive parent and sometimes a step-parent—are responsible for financially supporting their dependent children. Dependent usually is a child who is under the age of 18 but sometimes there can be dependents who are 18 or above the age of 18.
By and large, child support helps to cover the costs of caring for a child. It is essentially money paid by the parent that spends the least amount of time with the child to the parent who spends the most time with the child to take care of them.
One thing to keep in mind is that child support arrangement is necessary when a couple, married or unmarried decide to split and they have a child or children between them.
The parent with higher income may still have to pay some child support even if the child spends an equal amount of time with each parent.
By using Child Support Guidelines and Child Support Tables from the Government of Canada, you can try to reach an agreement with your partner about child support before going to court. This will give you an idea as to how much child support a judge may order.
The guidelines demonstrate the basic monthly cost for child support and they include expenses such as clothes, groceries, and school supplies. This is based on the gross annual income of the payor parent and the number of children they have to support. Please note that each province and territory have their separate table.
Also, there are other factors that can have an impact on the amount of child support a judge might order. Here are some examples:
The equal contribution of each person to the marriage is recognized by law when a marriage ends. The law states that the value of any type of property that was obtained by a spouse during the marriage and still exists at separation must be divided equally between the spouses. Furthermore, it is mandatory for a spouse to share any increase in the property value that is owned by him or her. An equalization payment or an equalization of net family property is the payment that may be payable to one of the spouses in order to affect this sharing.
However, there could be possible exceptions to these rules; they are known as excluded property and it may include gifts or inheritances received during the marriage from someone other than a spouse, given that they were not used towards a matrimonial home.
It is critical to note that these automatic property sharing provisions are only applied to married spouses. You are not entitled to an equalization payment if you are in a common law relationship but you could be entitled to a payment from your spouse to repay you a direct or indirect contribution to property that he or she possesses. These claims are known as trust claims.
Here are the criteria of becoming a lawful Canadian citizen:
Note that there are situations that can prevent you from becoming a Canadian citizen.
Please be advised that there are additional or different requirements if you are:
When you marry a Canadian, you don’t automatically become a Canadian citizen.
You must meet the same requirements listed above if you are the spouse of a Canadian citizen. There are no exceptions.
You may be a Canadian citizen if you have a Canadian parent or grandparent.
If you’re applying for citizenship, you must have permanent resident (PR) status in Canada regardless of your age.
This means that you must not:
You should review the documents you received when you became a permanent resident to ensure that you’re eligible before applying for Canadian citizenship.
You don’t need a valid PR card to apply for citizenship. You can apply with an expired PR card.
Right before the date you sign your application, adults and some minors must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1095 days during the five years.
Canada encourages you to apply with more than 1095 days of physical present so that you have extra days in case there is a problem with the calculation.
Using travel journal to record your trips outside Canada will help you calculate your physical presence in Canada.
You could use some of your time spent in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person towards your physical presence calculation. Crown servants and family members of Crown servants could use time spend outside Canada.
Right before the date, you apply for citizenship, you may need to file taxes in Canada for at least 3 years during the 5 years.
English and French are two official languages of Canada. You must show that you can speak and listen at a specific level in one of the languages if you are between the age of 18 to 54 on the day you sign your application.
Here are the ways Canada measures your language skills in English or French:
You must meet the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 4 or higher in order to become a citizen. This means that you have to:
Canada accepts a variety of certificates, diplomas, and tests as proof of your language skills.
You need to take the citizenship test if you are between the age of 18 to 54 on the day you sign your application. You’ll be required to answer questions about the rights and responsibilities of Canadians and Canada’s:
The test is:
You may not be eligible to become a Canadian citizen for a period of time if you committed a crime in or outside Canada. Also, it’s critical to note that the time spent serving a term of imprisonment, on parole, or on probation doesn’t count as time you’ve lived in Canada.
