Tyleen Underwood Law Office

Legal advice you can trust in Nelson, B.C.

If you need legal assistance in Nelson or elsewhere in the West Kootenay region, the first thing you should do is contact the Tyleen Underwood Law Office. Specializing in criminal and family law, attorney Tyleen Underwood will come to your defense equipped with vast knowledge and substantial provincial and Supreme Court experience.

Attorney Underwood enjoys expanding her knowledge and areas of expertise by taking several legal courses each year. In family law, she has expanded her area of practice to include being qualified and approved to interview children and prepare Hear the Child reports.

In addition, Underwood has been an accredited family law mediator and arbitrator with the Law Society of BC since 2013.

Reach out to our Nelson law firm and get the legal assistance you deserve

We are here to support you through your legal matters. Call us at 250-352-6638.

I have a family law matter in Nelson. Can Tyleen Underwood Law Office help?

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There is no cookie-cutter way of defining how family law cases should play out. Consideration has to be taken of the speed at which people want to resolve things and whether they are informed and clear-headed at the time they are making decisions. Respect has to be given to what all parties have to say during a stressful and charged time. The unique financial, emotional and legal needs of each client must also be considered.

As an experienced litigator in family law and an accredited mediator, Underwood will carefully consider your situation and provide you with options and advice. From there, she will develop a plan and a timeline. If the issues can be negotiated and settled in good faith, this can mean resolving matters without going to court.

But when co-operation is not present or matters become too complicated, Tyleen Underwood will represent you vigorously through the court system.

This is the moment where things are going to start to get better.

We can assist you with:

  • Asset and property division
  • Child custody and guardianship
  • Child protection
  • Child support
  • Cohabitation and separation agreements
  • Divorce (uncontested or contested)
  • Family law arbitration
  • Grandparents’ rights
  • Mediation
  • Parenting time
  • Relocation
  • Spousal support

Does Tyleen Underwood Law Office take on criminal law cases in Nelson?

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We are well equipped to take on criminal law matters.

It is an extremely stressful and complicated time when you have been arrested and then are attempting to manoeuvre through the criminal justice process. There are many misconceptions about what you need or should do as a person charged with an offence. It is important that you retain your own legal counsel to ensure that you know your rights and obligations.

Tyleen Underwood is committed to the protection of her client’s constitutional rights and freedoms. Her objective is to provide all clients with a thorough understanding of their legal options and to launch a focused and forceful defence in keeping with their instructions.

Underwood has deep insight into the criminal justice system and is prepared to fight tirelessly on your behalf while raising every realistic and viable defence. She has a cross-disciplinary skill set that enables her to dispute and advocate firmly with respect, self-restraint and patience—and without infuriating other parties. She is well-known and recognized in courthouses all over the Kootenays and enjoys many good relationships with Crown prosecutors and other professionals in the legal community.

We can assist with a wide spectrum of criminal cases, including:

  • Arson
  • Assault and sexual assault
  • Bail hearings and bail reviews
  • Breaches
  • Breaking and entering
  • Child luring
  • Child pornography
  • Criminal harassment
  • Dangerous driving
  • Domestic assault
  • Impaired driving or refusal to provide a breath sample
  • Drug-related offences
  • Extortion
  • Failure to appear
  • Forgery
  • Fraud and financial charges
  • Gun-related offences
  • Kidnapping
  • Misappropriation of funds
  • Mischief
  • Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter
  • Obstruction of justice
  • Property and theft charges
  • Trespassing
  • Uttering threats
  • Youth Criminal Justice Act offences

How do I find mediation and arbitration services in Nelson?

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Tyleen Underwood is accredited as both a family law mediator and a family law arbitrator.

A mediator is specially trained to help people resolve conflict. Unlike a judge, a mediator doesn't impose solutions but helps people find their own solutions to their problems.

An arbitrator works for and listens to the position of all parties. After carefully considering the issues, the arbitrator then prepares a written decision that is legally binding and enforceable by the court.

Both mediation and arbitration are viable, cost-effective, private and often confidential avenues for resolving issues outside of a courtroom.

What are the opening hours for the Tyleen Underwood Law Office?

  • Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

What payment options does the Tyleen Underwood Law Office accept?

Money order, direct deposit, e-transfers, cheque, cash

Contact info

Address: 507 Baker St, Nelson, BC V1L 4J2

Phone: 250-352-6638

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200-507 Baker St Nelson V1L4J2

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