Monday. December 29, 2025 • 10 AM EST

Family Law For Military, Veteran & First Responder Families: Navigating Separation/Divorce, Custody & Financial Considerations

About This Webinar

An informative and empowering session specifically for military members, veterans, first responders, and their families who may be considering separation or divorce. This webinar provides a safe, accessible space to gain clarity, understand your options, and prepare for one of life’s most significant transitions.

Hosted by: Catherine Koutsogiannapoulos, Family Lawyer & Founder of Real Family Law & Mediation

“Divorce With Love: Love Your Divorce.”

Why This Webinar Matters

Separation and divorce within military, veteran, and first responder families come with unique challenges: demanding schedules, deployments, operational stress, transition pressures, mental- and physical-health considerations, and complex financial structures. These realities can create confusion, nervous system dysregulation, heightened conflict, and rushed decisions.

This webinar is designed to offer clarity, stability, and proactive guidance - helping you understand your rights, build emotional readiness, and get organized before taking any legal action.

What Catherine Will Cover

Family Law Fundamentals:
Key legal concepts every separating couple should understand.

Operational Realities & Their Impact:
How service-related demands, transitions, and schedules influence the separation process.

Emotional & Mental Readiness:
Preparing yourself to make grounded, informed decisions during a high-stress time.

Financial Disclosure Essentials:
What documents you’ll need, how to get organized, and why transparency protects everyone involved.

About Real Family Law

At Real Family Law and Mediation, we guide clients through evolving relationships, including cohabitation, marriage, separation, and divorce, with love, patience, compassion and creative solutions to meet their legal needs.

Client-driven, customized agreements that respect your autonomy and unique family needs.

Amicable separation and divorce expertise across Ontario, empowering individuals, families, and communities.

Inclusive, objective, interest-based support delivered with compassion and without judgment.

Skilled in collaborative family law and mediation, reducing conflict and fostering healthier communication.

Strong advocacy for both legal rights and emotional safety, backed by 10+ years of experience in family law.

About Catherine

Catherine Koutsogiannopoulos is a family lawyer serving Toronto (GTA), Windsor, and Essex, with a practice that is trauma-informed, centered on compassion, emotional intelligence, and peaceful resolution. She helps individuals and families navigate divorce, separation, and parenting arrangements with empathy, creativity, and care.

Her approach is especially well-suited for clients seeking personalized, healing-focused legal support, including LGBTQ+ families and those facing complex or emotionally sensitive situations. Catherine works collaboratively with other lawyers and professionals to create customized agreements that reflect each client’s values, lived experiences, and their goals and concerns.

Certified and trained in family mediation, collaborative law, and Voice of the Child reporting, Catherine focuses on alternative dispute resolution and holistic, client-centered solutions that prioritize clarity, closure, and growth.