Two B.C. Lawyers are Behind Jointly, a Digital Platform for Accessible Prenups

Interest in prenups is rising in Canada, with more than half of Gen Z wanting a prenup, according to data from TD.

But many people don’t fully commit to the idea because often the reality of actually signing one is complicated, expensive, and emotional.

Enter Jointly, an online platform that provides family law education and digital tools to draft legally compliant and personalized prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements.

The Vancouver-based technology upstart, recently featured in the Road to Web Summit Vancouver Women in Tech & Impact Tech Pitch Showcase, was founded in March of 2025 by B.C. lawyers Aimee Schalles and Amanda Baron.

Schalles, a graduate of the University of British Columbia, acknowledges that law is a “tightly regulated profession”—and “for good reason.”

“But part of protecting the public interest,” she suggested to UBC earlier this year, “is actually getting more people access to legal help.”

“Pro bono hours and reduced fees alone won’t fix access to justice,” Schalles remarked. “We need to rethink how law itself is delivered.”

The traditional model of accessing legal help in Canada is “expensive and inaccessible,” says Baron, “which leads to significant unmet needs.”

“We want to remove the barriers that prevent people from accessing legal services,” the Canadian entrepreneur recently informed the Vancouver Tech Journal, “and hopefully contribute to fewer families ending up in costly and traumatic court proceedings if their relationships don’t work out as planned.”

Through Jointly, described as “Canada’s first digital family law platform,” couples can build a prenup for around $400, which Baron clams is up to 90% less than using a conventional lawyer.

Yet Baron promises that “every clause was written by lawyers,” not an AI bot, with content specific to each province of Canada.

That’s not to say artificial intelligence isn’t leveraged by the legaltech startup.

Baron recalls “building our platform ourselves without hiring a developer. ”

“It’s incredible what you can accomplish with a small team with the advances in AI and the powerful tools that are available,” she told VTJ.