REGARDING TANYA
Four years ago, my ex-wife stole my children and illegally took them to Canada against my will. Since then, I have been fighting relentlessly to bring them back while they endure trauma, domestic violence, and abuse--living in homes with sexual predators, drug addicts, alcoholics, suicidal individuals, and people with severe mental illness. Meanwhile, the court system does nothing to change their situation. I am a victim of parental alienation. I am just a father who loves his kids and wants what's best for them.
Early in my case, I made the mistake of relying on Legal Aid lawyers, which only put my case further behind. Eventually, I represented myself, which improved things slightly. However, as the case grew more complicated, I knew I needed professional legal representation. Finding a good lawyer in Nova Scotia was nearly impossible. Many attorneys refused to help, and others demanded a $25,000 retainer upfront.
Despite reading mixed reviews about Tanya, she was my only option at the time. I thought hiring her was better than nothing. I was wrong. I could not have been more wrong.
From the moment I hired her, she was unprepared. She knew we had upcoming court dates but failed to request or prepare any necessary documents. When we went to court, we had to postpone because she wasn't ready. Meanwhile, my children continued to suffer--enduring abuse, trauma, and even witnessing their mother get arrested for physically assaulting her boyfriend. Social services became involved, and we were preparing for an important court case in March that could finally improve my children's situation.
I paid Tanya thousands of dollars--nearly $10,000--to prepare for this crucial hearing. I repeatedly reached out to her via email, at least ten times, desperate for updates and direction. No response. As court approached, I feared the worst: that I would once again show up unprepared, with nothing filed, no affidavits, and none of the extensive evidence I had collected against my ex-wife presented.
Then, just weeks before trial, Tanya emailed me to say she was withdrawing from my case.
She had taken nearly $10,000 from me and done absolutely nothing. No calls, no emails, no filings--nothing. She was late to meetings, ignored my messages, and then, when it mattered most, abandoned my case entirely. I reached out, asking to set up a payment plan since my income fluctuates in sales, making it clear that I fully intended to continue payments. Still, I heard nothing. She simply cut me off and left me to fend for myself--again.
Had she warned me weeks or months ago, I could have at least prepared something for court on my own. But because she failed to communicate, I am now walking into trial with nothing, while my children remain trapped in the same horrific situation.
If you want a lawyer who will destroy your family court case, ignore your calls and emails, be late, unprepared, and leave you in a worse situation than you started--then Tanya is the one for you.
But if you need someone who will actually help you, fight for you, and make a real difference in your case--stay far, far away from Tanya.
I wish I had listened to the other negative reviews about her. I was a desperate father willing to take any help I could get, but now I realize that even having no lawyer at all would have been better than hiring her. At least then, I would have known to prepare myself. Instead, she took my money, wasted my time, and abandoned me and my children when we needed help the most.
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