The Playbook
Everything most men learn the hard way — the law, the players, the costs, the paths. Read this and the next conversation you have with a lawyer will be on different terms.
- 018 min read·Free
How Canadian divorce actually works
The 30,000-foot view — federal vs provincial, separation vs divorce, and the six phases every file moves through.
- 0212 min read·Free with signup
The professional ecosystem
Lawyer vs paralegal vs mediator vs coach vs CDFA vs collaborative lawyer — who does what, what each costs, when to engage which.
- 0310 min read·Free with signup
The three paths
Uncontested DIY, mediation or collaborative, full litigation — what each costs, who each is for, and how each one fails.
- 0414 min read·Pro
What lawyers actually bill for
A line-item walkthrough of where $20,000 goes — and the seven invisible cost drivers most clients only see in retrospect.
- 0513 min read·Pro
The minimum viable lawyer engagement
For an amicable separation, the literal minimum lawyer hours required — what you do, what they do, and what 'amicable enough' actually means.
- 0612 min read·Pro
When you absolutely need a litigation lawyer
Five situations where trying to minimise lawyer involvement is the most expensive mistake you can make — and how to engage fast when the file requires it.
- 0712 min read·Pro
Hiring a family lawyer
The eight questions to ask in the first 15 minutes, the three walk-away signals, and the exact package to bring to every consultation.
These seven articles are the strategic frame the rest of SteadySplit is built on. Counsel will reference them. The Form 13 builder will reference them. The roadmap will tell you when to read each.