Our BC family lawyers warn clients to ensure they change beneficiary designations on their pensions, life insurance, bank accounts and RRSP’s amongst other assets. What happens when someone can’t change their pension beneficiary because they made an irrevocable designation but they buy out the other spouse’s interest in same? BC Pension division is complex and […]
Vancouver Wills And Estate Dispute Lawyers
Vancouver unfair wills challenges and Surrey estate litigation disputes are something our Vancouver MacLean Estate Litigation and wills variation lawyers deal with regularly. Whether you have a Vancouver WESA wills variation claim as a family member, or you were promised a benefit by a deceased testator that never materialized, you have legal rights. Contact us […]
Vancouver Early Retirement and Spousal Support
Retirement and Spousal Support by Lorne N MacLean QC Can a Vancouver spousal support paying spouse retire early and cancel or reduce their spousal support payments? Can a receiving spouse refuse to work to get more support? Isn’t a person free to do what they want for a career? All these Vancouver spousal support questions […]
Vancouver Gift and Inheritance Dispute Lawyer
Our Vancouver family gift dispute and estate litigation lawyers expect a significant increase in litigation dealing with fights over whether money or property was gifted or only lent to family members because of the new BC Family law Act. Additionally, even where a gift has been made, there can be arguments over whether the gift […]
Vancouver Support Imputed Income Lawyer
Vancouver Spousal and Child Support Awards are based on formulas under the Child Support Guidelines and the Spousal Support Guidelines. In order for the BC court dealing with spousal or child support to set the right amount an accurate determination of the husband, wife’s or spouse’s income must be made. Income attribution and imputed income […]
Vancouver Good Faith Child Relocation Lawyer
A well reasoned decision on Vancouver child relocation and child mobility law was reached by Madame Justice Fisher in this weeks child custody case of Hadjioannou v. Hadjioannou. The case points out that the “best interest of the child” test can trump other factors despite new child mobility and child relocation rules established by the […]
Vancouver Section 211 Child Custody, Parenting Capacity and Parenting Time Reports
Vancouver Section 211 Child Custody, Parenting Capacity and Parenting Time Reports Do Not Bind BC Family Judges As Vancouver child custody, guardianship, parenting time and child contact lawyers we often have our clients take part in a section 211 parenting capacity and ability report that also focuses on the needs of the child in the […]
Vancouver Canada Foreign Non Resident Same Sex Divorce Lawyers 2013
As one of Vancouver, Canada’s top rated same-sex divorce lawyers and family law firms, we are still receiving quite a few inquiries from foreign individuals about the status of the same-sex divorce law in Canada for non-residents. Contact us toll free from anywhere in North America at 1 877 602 9900. Or, you can also use […]
Vancouver Compensatory and Non Compensatory Spousal Support Lawyers
Our BC Court of Appeal recently summarized the two approaches to awarding spousal support in Vancouver spousal support disputes. The two methods are called compensatory spousal support and non-compensatory spousal support. What do these spousal support terms mean? Call highly rated Lorne MacLean, Q.C. at 604 602 9000 to find out. As a result of […]
Surrey BC Family Law Act Child Mobility and Child Relocation Lawyers Win
With the coming into force of the Family Law Act on March 18, 2013 the applicable law changed significantly in situations where parents seek to move their child or children to a new city, province or even country. Referred to as “mobility” or “relocation” cases, they are some of the most difficult cases faced by […]
