Sarah Boulby | Toronto Family & Divorce Lawyer

Sarah has practiced family law since 1993. She advises clients located in Ontario and internationally on complex support, property and parenting issues. She negotiates agreements and represents clients in court at the trial and appellate level as well as in mediations and arbitrations.

Sarah is listed in Best Lawyers International®. In 2019 Sarah was recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada® as the Toronto Family Lawyer of the Year. She has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada™2026 in recognition of her Family Law practice. Sarah is ranked with Chambers High Net Worth, Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth – Canada, and she is ranked by Lexpert as one of Toronto’s Leading Practitioners of Family Law. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a worldwide organization of family lawyers recognized by their peers as leading lawyers in their countries and is past President of the Canadian chapter. Sarah is a past member of the Law Alumni Association Council of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She also serves as a Director of the Toronto Lawyers Association and the Co-Chair of the Family and Estates Committee of the Toronto Lawyers Association.

Sarah speaks and writes frequently on family law issues. She is the author of educational material used by the Law Society of Ontario in its Licensing Process.

Sarah graduated from Queen’s University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in 1986 and a Master of Arts in 1989. She graduated with an LL.B. from the University of Toronto in 1991. Sarah served as Law Clerk to Mr. Justice Peter Cory at the Supreme Court of Canada in 1991-1992. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1993. She was counsel to the Ontario Law Reform Commission and since 1993 has practiced as a family lawyer.

Sarah Boulby family and divorce lawyer at Boulby Weinberg LLP

Awards

Bar Admission

Ontario, 1993

Education

B.A. Honours, Queen’s University, 1986
M.A. Queen’s University, 1989
LL.B. Honours, University of Toronto 1991

Professional Associations

Member, The Advocates’ Society
Director, Toronto Lawyers Association
Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
Past President, Canadian Chapter of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
Past Member, Law Alumni Association Council of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Co-Chair of the Family and Estates Committee of the Toronto Lawyers Association

In the News

Texts, social media a ‘minefield’ for people going through divorce: lawyer

Partner, Sarah Boulby, shares insights on how texts and social media posts can impact your divorce and family case.

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Family Laws and Regulations Canada – Ontario 2025

Partners Sarah Boulby and Oren Weinberg recently contributed a chapter to the Global Legal Group, International Comparative Legal Guide – Family Law 2025.

The topics covered in their chapter, Family Laws and Regulations Canada – Ontario 2025, are divorce, finances on divorce, marital agreements, cohabitation and the unmarried family, child maintenance, children – parental responsibility and custody, and international aspects.

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Technology could be a game-changer in settling family law disputes, innovation forum attendees hear

Partner, Sarah Boulby, speaks with Canadian Lawyer Magazine about the role of domestic assault in custody, parenting orders, relocation decisions.

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Sarah Boulby on Family Trusts in Family Law Cases

Partner, Sarah Boulby, presented Family Trusts in Family Law Cases: Issues and Concerns at the Ontario Bar Association Legal Conference on Family Trusts & Estates Law.

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Family Law and Regulations Canada – Ontario 2023

Partners, Sarah Boulby and Oren Weinberg recently contributed a chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide – Family Law 2023 – Canada-Ontario Family Laws and Regulations, 2023

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International Comparative Legal Guide – Family Law 2022

Partners, Sarah Boulby and Oren Weinberg recently contributed a chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide – Family Law 2022 – Canada-Ontario Family Laws and Regulations, 2022

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Sarah Boulby, will be a presenter at the Resolution National Conference for a workshop entitled, “International Cohabitation Practice and Policy”

Join the biggest annual gathering of family justice professionals at our National Conference, taking place online 17-21 May 2021. Resolution members save 50% on ticket prices

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Raising a Successful Family Law Practice with Sarah Boulby

Partner, Sarah Boulby, speaks with Richard Dri on the Wealth Navigator Podcast about marital conflict and settlement renegotiation remedies for business owners impacted by COVID-19.

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Sarah Boulby Featured in Law Times Interview About Family Law Service Providers

Our Partner Sarah Boulby was interviewed by Law Times in her capacity as Chair of the Family and Estates Committee of the Toronto Lawyers Association. In the interview, Sarah discusses the likely impact, or lack thereof, of a recent consultation by the Law Society of Ontario regarding a model licensing framework for non-lawyers to provide family law services.

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Oren and Sarah contribute to the 2020 International Comparative Legal Guides Family Law Guide

Partners Oren Weinberg and Sarah Boulby contributed to the publication of the 2020 International Comparative Legal Guides Family Law Guide, published in August 2020.

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