Rhoni MacKenzie

Rhoni is passionate about family law and has been practicing family law exclusively since 2018. Rhoni has experience in various dispute resolution methods, including collaborative law, mediation, arbitration, and litigation, and now focuses her practice on out of court resolution methods.

As a child of divorce/separation, who experienced parent addiction, parent estrangement, a single parent household, and involvement by extended family members as caregivers, Rhoni has a unique perspective to share with her clients. Her personal experience gives her an intimate understanding of the stigma, stress, and trauma families often experience during the separation process. At the same time, she understands the benefits to children of ending unsafe and unhealthy family dynamics and cycles. She draws on her personal experience, taking a child-centred and trauma-informed approach, to help her clients resolve their legal issues in a way strives to promote healthier families post-separation.

Rhoni believes that children and families can thrive in a variety of forms and has a deep commitment to equality, inclusion, and family in every sense of the word. With extensive experience in fertility law (assisted reproduction, surrogacy and donorship), adoptions, guardianships, and care and kinship care agreements, Rhoni takes a compassionate approach to assist families reach resolutions that aim to give the children involved the safety, care, and support they need while still holding space for and recognizing the importance of children maintaining all their relationships.

Her commitment to advancing the legal rights of individuals seeking to form families by assisted reproduction led to a successful challenge to update Manitoba laws, helping shape the law regarding legal parentage in Manitoba.

Other Pursuits

You will often find Rhoni listening to music. She enjoys hiking, walking with her two dogs, reading, and watching the Toronto Raptors or the latest binge-worthy TV series. She’s also a decent crib and Catan player. As a former competitive athlete, Rhoni was a player and captain of the University of Manitoba Bisons soccer team and the Manitoba provincial handball team.