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All information on this website is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Legal outcomes depend on the particular facts of each matter and on law that changes frequently. Only a lawyer who has reviewed your circumstances can advise you on them.

No one should act, or refrain from acting, on the basis of information on this site without first obtaining legal advice from a qualified lawyer licensed in the relevant jurisdiction.

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Mary Ponce de Leon-Barracoso is licensed by the Law Society of Ontario as a Barrister and Solicitor, having been admitted to the Ontario Bar in February 2024, and is also a member of the Philippine Bar, admitted in 2017.

The firm's family law services are offered in Ontario only. Its immigration services concern Canadian immigration law, which is federal. Nothing on this site is an offer, or an indication of willingness, to practise law in any jurisdiction in which the firm is not licensed, and nothing here is advice on the law of any jurisdiction outside Canada.

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