Betti White

History

From Penticton General to Pen-High, Betti was born and raised in Penticton, BC. Betti left after graduation but made sure to return as often as possible to see her family and enjoy the Okanagan until her recent (and permanent) return in 2020.

Education

Betti acquired her first Bachelor of Arts (Intercultural Studies) in Saskatchewan followed by her second Bachelor of Arts (English) in Alberta before attending law school at Thompson Rivers Law in Kamloops, BC. Throughout her schooling in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Betti worked and found herself to be entrepreneurial. In the years prior to law school, Betti started a small-business which eventually grew and led to an expansion from Alberta to Saskatchewan. Betti enjoyed the process of starting her company and advised others related to the process until she attended law school. Upon graduation from law school, Betti articled in Alberta before being called to the bar in both Alberta and British Columbia prior to her return to Penticton BC in 2020.

Style

Betti is known for her ability to explain family law concepts simply and clearly as she believes that the client who understands fully will have better peace of mind and will navigate the legal process better than those who do not. Betti is also known for her focused and fearless litigation style, defending her clients’ interests against family violence ranging from coercive control to death threats, criminal charges and child alienation. She is a strategic planner and has the ability to provide practical, real-life advice related to each clients’ needs, goals and circumstances.

Origin Story

Much of Betti's passion and drive comes from her lived experience as a survivor of family violence who also witnessed family violence in her childhood. She has made a name for herself in validating client experiences, advocating for the damages of family violence through the litigation process and in demonstrating through her emotive presentation style in-court the practical day-to-day impacts of family violence.

Betti has represented clients in both BC Supreme Court and BC Provincial Court with notable decisions such as Paseska v Paseska 2022 BCSC 1862 wherein the Judge declined to order unequal division of assets to the Respondent as a result of family violence, and further allowed the victim of the family violence to be released from payment for upkeep of the family home during the period wherein she was forced to flee the home.

Causes and Community Support

Betti sits on the Board of Directors for the South Okanagan Women in Need Society ("SOWINS") and encourages anyone reading this biography to get involved with SOWINS and their vision for a community without violence and abuse. SOWINS as an organization has had a great impact on Betti herself as a child she lived in SOWINS' first women's safehouse when fleeing family violence.

Betti is single-minded in her goals to provide the public information related to understanding BC Family Law and dedicates extensive time and research to this end. She is active on social media, primarily providing free legal information through her TikTok platform where she can be found @therealbettiwhite . She does not provide legal advice over social media but only legal information to assist her community in understanding terms, concepts and the complexities of family law in BC.

New Clients

Betti is not currently accepting new clients but works in tandem with the team at White & Company Family Law by providing strategy consultation and legal advice as needed for all clients at W&C. Betti continues to provide consults pending her availability and the circumstances of the potential client and recommends fully filling out the waitlist form with as much information as possible. If you are interested in representation from any lawyer at White & Company Family Law or to sign up and remain on Betti's direct waitlist, complete the new client waitlist form HERE.