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Flat-Rate Legal Services

OUR LEGAL FEES & STANDARD RETAINERS

We utilize flat-rate legal fees to give you a cost-savings advantage.

Contact us anytime for a free estimate. Note that the cost of disbursements is not included below and is in addition to legal fees as they vary on a case-by-case basis.

Real estate

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Residential Resale Purchase, Sale and/or Refinance - $649.00 + HST
  • Residential Purchase of a New-Build Home or Condominium - $849.00 + HST
  • includes review of Agreement of Purchase and Sale from the builder and/or condo’s Status Certificate
    *additional charge on a refinance if there is a title transfer as well

  • We Acknowledge That Real Estate Transactions Can Be Unique (I.E. Private Purchase Or Sale Without A Realtor Or Purchasing Directly From A Builder).

    Accordingly, We Offer Legal Services To Assist In These Individual Circumstances:
  • Drafting of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale - $495.00 + HST
    *the “APS”; performed typically in private transactions where no Realtor is involved
  • Independent review of an Agreement of Purchase and/or Status Certificate - $400.00 + HST
    *excluding completion of the corresponding real estate transaction

CORPORATE

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Incorporating a new business - $1,495.00 + HST
  • Shareholder’s Agreement - $2,000.00 + HST
  • Share Purchase Agreement - $1,500.00 + HST
  • Trust Agreement - $995.00 + HST
    *For corporate, family or estate planning matters
  • Corporate annuals - $495.00 + HST
    *For the province of Ontario
  • Form 1 Notice of Change - $195.00 + HST
    *Plus corresponding update to Minute Book Ledgers & Registers

Family

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Uncontested Divorce - $2,377.35
    *inclusive of HST and filing fees
  • Separation Agreement- $2,000.00 + HST
  • Cohabitation Agreement - $2,000.00 + HST
  • Domestic Contract - $2,000.00 + HST
    *also known as a Marriage Contract, a pre-nuptial agreement or ‘pre-nup’

LITIGATION – CIVIL ($35,000.01 – $200,000.00+)

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Simplified Procedure - $5,295.00 + HST + court filing fees
  • Superior Court (Claim of $200,000.00 or more) - $10,295.00 + HST + court filing fees
    *Standard Initial Retainer

LITIGATION – SMALL CLAIMS ($0.00 – $35,000.00)

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Initial Retainer (Plaintiff) - $2,295.00 + HST + $108.00 filing fee
    *up to and including attendance at Settlement Conference (Plaintiff)
  • Initial Retainer (Defence) - $2,000.00 + HST + $77.00 filing fee
    *up to and including attendance at Settlement Conference (Defence)

Wills

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Single Will Package - $595.00* + HST
  • Couples Will Package - $895.00* + HST
  • Corporate Will Package - $995.00* + HST

FAMILY LITIGATION

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Application – Custody and Access
    *Please contact us for a free estimate
  • Application – Custody, Access, and Property
    *Please contact us for a free estimate
  • Motion to Change
    *Please contact us for a free estimate
  • Motion (depending on urgency/issues)
    *Please contact us for a free estimate

ESTATES

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Basic Probate Application - $4,295.00 + HST

CONSTRUCTION LIENS

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • To Register a Construction Lien (up to $50,000.00) - $995.00 + HST + Ministry Registration Fee (includes initial demand letter)
    *subject to change based on specific parameters of the lien(s) required

NOTARIZING DOCUMENTATION

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Notarizing Documentation - $150.00 + HST
    *price includes being provided with three copies of the notarized document(s)

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Our Standard Initial Retainers Are As Follows:
  • Employees
  • Review of an Employment Contract - $695.00 + HST
  • Review of Termination/Severance Package or Wrongful Dismissal Claim - Book a free consultation
  • Employers
  • Create an Employment Contract - $995.00 + HST
  • Create a Termination/Severance Package/Release or Defend a Wrongful Dismissal Claim - Book a free consultation
FEE CHANGES
Fee schedule is current after March 1st, 2023, but subject to further revisions and updates.
Refcio & Associates utilizes flat fee pricing for all legal services wherein clients never receive an invoice in excess of the amount of legal fees previously agreed upon without their approval and consent. Each matter is unique and may be subject to pricing modification based on the individual circumstances.
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