Meet Carolyn J. Lloyd

• Carolyn has practised in every aspect of family law since her call to the Bar of Ontario in 2000. She has significant experience litigating disputes involving support, property, custody issues, and all legal rights that arise from marriage, cohabitation, and parenting. She has also completed training in mediation and collaborative family law, and readily promotes and uses ADR techniques in family disputes when appropriate.
• Carolyn has completed the Ministry of the Attorney General training to conduct mediations and arbitrations and is available to be retained by family law counsel on behalf of their clients to act as a mediator and arbitrator.
• Carolyn is a confident and experienced negotiator and litigator who focuses her unique skills on creating positive outcomes for her family law clients. Her guiding principle is to help her clients keep moving forward with a view to early resolution to their family law issues that prevents future conflict in their lives.

Family Law

• litigation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative family law
• all issues arising from separation and divorce including custody and access disputes, and related financial issues
• child support and spousal support
• division of property upon marriage or relationship breakdown
• complex family law matters with corporate issues involving corporate counsel, business valuators, accountants, tax advisors and other experts
• separation agreements
• marriage contracts
• cohabitation agreements
• all domestic contracts
• motions
• trials
• appeals

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• mediation
• collaborative family law
• arbitration

• Selected by her peers for inclusion in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Family Law (2021-2022)
• Recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Family Law
• Completed the Ministry of the Attorney General training to conduct Mediations and Arbitrations and to screen for domestic violence
• Certified to practice Collaborative Law since 2002

• Collaborative Family Law of London & Middlesex (Chair)
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario
• The Advocates' Society
• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• Middlesex Law Association
• Middlesex Family Law Association (Past President)

• Partner, Lerners LLP (2017)
• Partner, McKenzie Lake (2010 - 2016)
• Associate, McKenzie Lake (2001 - 2009)
• Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Western University (2015 to date)
• Dispute Resolution Officer, Superior Court of Justice, Family Court (2014 to date)

• Mediating Disputes - Certificate, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, Executive Education, October, 2018
• Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000)
• Fundamentals of Mediation, ADR Institute of Ontario (2006)
• Advanced Family Mediation and Negotiation, Riverdale Mediation (2016)
• Advanced Collaborative Law Training (2002)
• Bachelor of Laws, Western University (1998)
• Bachelor of Science (Hons.), Genetics, Western University (1995)
• Dean’s Honour List, Bachelor of Science (Honours Genetics), Western University (1995)