Tanya Thakur

Tanya Thakur

Tanya is a family lawyer, trained in collaborative law and litigation. Recognizing separation is often an enormously difficult time for each family, she is committed to providing clients with tailored, well-researched, and thoughtful advice that best suits your unique needs and goals. Striving to minimize the stress of separation, Tanya goes above and beyond to ensure you are properly informed of your options and all the possible outcomes available to you. She has assisted clients with a range of family law issues, including:

• Divorce and separation, including matters involving complex property and support issues
• Common-law relationships
• Guardianship applications
• Child custody and parenting issues
• Grandparent rights and contact issues
• Family violence concerns, including protection orders
• Child support
• Spousal support
• Property and debt division
• Relocation with child after separation
• Separation agreements
• Cohabitation agreements
• Prenuptial agreements
• Post-nuptial agreements
• Adoptions

Family-Centred Solutions

Tanya recognizes that going to court is emotionally and financially draining. Dedicated to finding solutions that prioritize the well-being of your family, she works tirelessly to advocate for family-focused settlements. If a resolution outside of the courtroom is not possible, Tanya is prepared to advocate for your interests in court. Committed to efficiency, Tanya strives to develop cost-effective strategies designed to expedite successful outcomes. To facilitate delivery of cost-effective services, she also provides legal coaching – a service that has already empowered clients to achieve favorable results in two separate trials.

Empowering Clients with Trauma-Informed Support

Tanya has represented clients at BC Provincial Court and Supreme Court, including representing clients at multi-day trials. Outside of court, Tanya has attended and achieved successful outcomes for clients at mediation, mediation-arbitration, and arbitration.

Tanya has received training in family violence, collaborative practice, trauma-informed legal practice, advanced financial issues, and mediation. An enthusiastic learner, Tanya stays well-informed of the latest developments in law and practice. She also leverages her expertise by training legal advocates and law students, covering an expansive range of topics, including family violence, affidavit drafting, presenting evidence in court, alternative dispute resolution, relocation, child and spousal support issues, and legal ethics.

Devoted to Serving the Community

Tanya is a strong believer in providing accessible legal services and an active volunteer in the legal community. She serves on the board of directors for Rise Women’s Legal Services and has acted as a supervising lawyer for Pro Bono Students Canada in partnership with Battered Women Support Services. Tanya also offers summary legal advice through Access Pro Bono and Vancouver & Lower Mainland Family Support Services. Additionally, she is a member of the Organizing Committee for the BGuilded Debate Society, where she helps organize humorous law-themed debates.

While in law school, Tanya spent a full semester as a clinician at Rise Women’s Legal Centre and received the Jack T. Edwards Memorial Award in Law for her dedication to helping clients in the program. She is fluent in Hindi.

Outside of her legal career, Tanya enjoys reading, travelling, and spending quality time with her family and friends - including her two cats Rumi & Peach.