First BC Family Debt Division Case Decided By BC Supreme Court Our new BC Family Law Act sets out a new test for how family debts are to be valued and divided. The first Supreme Court decision on BC family family debt has just been pronounced being K.M.J. v. J.H.D.N. It answers important questions on what happens […]
BC Unequal Family Property Division
BC Unequal Family Property Division Lawyers 604-602-9000 MacLean Law stands at the forefront of legal advice and strategies to successfully resolve BC family and excluded property valuation and division. We have 4 offices across BC. We provide sound strategies to help our clients resolve their family matter and enable them to move forward in their […]
Vancouver and Surrey Child Support
Vancouver and Surrey Child Support: a must read for parents by Jeff Zilkowsky of MacLean Law Ever wonder why the women on the Maury Povich show want to confirm ‘who the father is’? My (jaded) guess: they want child support. Our top rated lawyers are pleased to help you if you face a child support disagreement or […]
BC No Child Contact Or Access Denial Orders
Children of Sexual Offenders: BC No Child Contact Or Access Denial Orders MacLean Law’s family lawyers handle hundreds of BC child contact and child access cases. In most cases courts strive to give support to the principle of maximum contact but sometimes that is contrary to a child’s best interests. Sometimes the heartbreaking allegations of child abuse […]
BC Spousal Support Lawyers
BC Spousal Support Lawyers at MacLean Family law are multiple award winners of Top Choice Best Vancouver Family law Firm, Three Best Divorce Lawyers in Vancouver and Surrey and top rated google reviews family lawyers. Our top rated BC spousal support lawyers are always updating our clients on critical developments in spousal support. MacLean Family Law -BC […]
BC Spousal Assault Damages
Our new BC Family Law Act has a focus of protecting spouses and their children as well as other family members from family violence. In cases where family violence occurs there can be criminal penalties, protection orders and even monetary damages for spousal assault. These civil claims for money compensation are called BC spousal assault damages […]
Varying BC Child Custody Orders
Recent BC Appeal Court Decision Restates Material Change Is Required For Varying BC Child Custody Orders BC child custody cases are the most important cases we handle as BC child custody and child custody and parenting time variation lawyers. Many times BC family law clients are disappointed, if not distraught, over the court’s decisions regarding their […]
BC Family Law Significantly Unfair
BC Family Law Significantly Unfair And BC Unequal Property Division The new BC Family Law Act was designed to have simpler and clearer rules to allow people to reach a compromise in their family law disputes. Our MacLean Law lawyers can help you resolve family property matters quickly and fairly. One of the new rules […]
BC EXCLUDED PROPERTY
How Does BC Excluded Property Work? Our new BC Family Law Act uses a family property and excluded property model that involves less judicial discretion particularly when identifying and dividing family property or excluded property. Lorne MacLean, QC heads our wealth and asset protection and BC excluded property legal department. Our firm is BC’s largest […]
BC WESA Spouse in Marriage Like Relationship
What’s The Test For A Claim By A BC WESA Spouse in Marriage Like Relationship To Get A Share Of The Estate? Important issues arise for many of our clients under British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act, commonly referred to simply as WESA. We strongly recommend discussing any estate issues you may have with our […]
