What are the rules in a BC family separation for BC family property division other than 50/50? What is reapportionment or unequal BC family property division? In BC, our Family Law Act mandates that all family property is to be divided equally regardless of effort or contribution unless it would be significantly unfair to share […]
Elder Law Undue Influence
The BC Court of Appeal decision in Lorintt v. Boda upheld a lower court decision that held the presumption of resulting trust had been rebutted, and that the relationship between the donor father, and the donee son, did not give rise to the potential of undue influence. In resulting trust cases the principle that there […]
Disinherited Children – WESA disputed will lawyer
Recent cases under WESA make it clear that parties to a BC disputed will dispute or an unfair Will variation case need a top WESA disputed Will lawyer. Don’t risk leaving your loved ones out in the cold after your death or if you are a beneficiary wrongly left out of the Will don’t be […]
BC Supervised Child Access
In the recent case of J.J.T. v. J.A.S. BC supervised child access was ordered and the court set out a list of factors to be considered as well as the legal test for ordering BC supervised child access. Clients often ask what rules determine when BC supervised child access will be ordered and for how long. […]
BC Spousal Support and Remarriage
Many people in BC think that remarriage or a new common law relationship will result in an immediate cancellation of any spousal support obligations. Our BC Spousal Support and Remarriage lawyers are at pains to explain to our BC spousal support and alimony clients that spousal support will not automatically cease because the receiving spouse enters […]
BC Excluded Property and Gifts
A huge BC Excluded Property and Gifts Decision has just been handed down that will send chills throughout the family law bar in BC. We have been warning our high net worth clients for some time to NEVER place inherited or gifted monies in joint names with their spouses nor in the sole names of their […]
BC Family Law Experts
Lawyers can and should review draft expert reports in family cases Does your BC family law lawyer understand how to deal with family law experts doing child and spousal support guideline income calculations? Do they know how to effectively deal with real property, company and other business valuators and other BC family law experts? Do they know […]
Vancouver Excluded Property Division
Our new BC Family Law Act treats separated unmarried couples in marriage like relationships lasting longer than two years the same as if they were married for property division purposes. Vancouver excluded property division disputes require expert knowledge from a lawyer intimately familiar with this complex area. The most hotly contested family property issue our Vancouver […]
BC Child Relocation Lawyer
Relocating with Your Child and BC Child Relocation Lawyer Life circumstances change after separation and people change jobs and move to be near new partners, to advance their careers and to be near their sources of support. People are free to move in Canada it is their right. But you will often need a top […]
MacLean Law Lawyers Support Many Communities
Celebrating the Chinese Legal Community A group of MacLean Law lawyers and staff led by Fanda Wu, Family Lawyer will be attending the 36th Annual Chinese Legal Community Banquet, March 19. Keynote speaker will be Madam Justice Linda A. Loo. Her speech will be on the topic: “A View from the Bench: The Changing Face […]
