Relocation and Spending Time With Your Child How does substantially equal parenting time relocation work? The rules for moving away with your child differ depending on whether you have substantially equal parenting time with your child after separation or less frequent child contact. In Canada, the overriding rule for parenting time of separated parents with […]
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Vancouver Family Protection Order
Christmas can be a time of great emotions both positive and negative. Sadly, over the holidays our Vancouver family protection order lawyers see a rise in people who overindulge and who act out inappropriately, become threatening either verbally or physically, or worse yet assault or harm a spouse or family member. These ugly incidents often tear […]
BC Common Law Marriage Like Relationships
Did you know that since March of 2013 BC Common law marriage like relationships of greater than 2 years give common law spouses in BC the same family property division rights as married couples? The new regime shares most property equally that is acquired during these BC common law marriage like relationships. The starting value […]
Supervised Child Parenting Contact
As a young lawyer, Lorne MacLean QC successfully acted for the mother in the Supreme Court of Canada case of Young v. Young, which became and remains the leading authority on how to properly decide child custody and child access disputes. The court determined that the test for discussing access is the best interests of […]
WESA Intestacy Marriage Like Relationship
Our new BC Wills Estate and Succession Act “WESA” allows spouses in a common law or “marriage like relationships” to inherit the entire estate of the deceased when the deceased leaves no Will at the time of death and has no direct descendants. These WESA intestacy marriage like relationship claims can be dealt with in […]
BC Parenting Coordinators
How do parents trapped in family law disputes related to their children get help to break free from their BC parenting time and child custody “gordion knot”? MacLean Law has experienced parenting coordinators, arbitrators and mediators who can help you resolve your family matters in Fort St John and Dawson Creek, Kelowna, Vancouver and Surrey […]
Substantially Equal Parenting Relocation
Have New Rules for BC Child Relocation And Substantially Equal Parenting Time Caused More Conflict? Have BC’s new child relocation rules setting different standards for success -depending on time spent by both parents with a child- created more fighting over how much time each parent spends with their child post separation? Will more separating parents seek […]
Variation Of BC Child Parenting
The recent BC Supreme Court decision of S.B. v. S.M 2014 BCSC 2105 has reiterated what must be proved under either of the Divorce Act or BC Family Law Act in order for the court to change an earlier final child custody or child parenting order in British Columbia. In SB v SM, a change was allowed by […]
BC Family Settlement Appeal Success
Settlements in BC family law cases are common and are the focus of our MacLean Family Law legal team. Since 97 percent of family law cases settle outside of court, clear offers to settle are important in ending often acrimonious family law disputes. But what is the test when an offer to settle is made […]
BC Family Law Service And Time
Understanding Critical BC Family Law Service and Time Rules – One of the most important factors to thoroughly comprehend when handling a family law case, either as a lawyer or as a self-represented litigant, is service of court documents and the time restrictions enforced by the courts. Failure to properly serve, respond, or comply with court […]
