Top Ten questions and answers when dealing with BC child support and BC child guardianship and bc child contact matters under the new FAMILY LAW AC “FLA” First-Goodbye to the terms custody and access as they cease to exist under our Family Law Act (although they will still exist under the Divorce Act.) The top rated […]
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BC INTERIM CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS -IMPACT AT TRIAL ON CHILD CUSTODY
BC child custody orders are often made on incomplete and untested affidavit evidence and represent a reasonable interim solution until the matters in the dispute can be thoroughly reviewed with the parties giving their story in the witness box and being cross examined together with other witnesses and perhaps experts being subject to the same […]
VANCOUVER BANKRUPTCY AND BC FAMILY PROPERTY AND SUPPORT
The highly rated Property division and child and spousal support lawyers at the MacLean Family Law Group, based out of Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna, and with offices in Fort St. John, want to talk to you a bit about bankruptcy. Spousal and child support: First of all, child support and spousal support obligations are on-going and […]
BC FAMILY LAW ACT CRIMINAL PEACE BONDS AND PROTECTION ORDERS
Criminal Code Peace Bonds and the Family Law Act Protection Orders Our highly rated family law and criminal law department of MacLean Family Law want you to be aware of big changes coming with the implementation of the Family Law Act on march 18, 2013. B.C.’ s Family Law Act, which comes into force March […]
BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT AND SELF SUFFICIENCY LAWYERS
Vancouver Spousal Support and a New Emphasis on the Obligation of the Spousal Support Dependant Spouse to Make Reasonable Efforts to become Self Sufficient As top rated Vancouver spousal support lawyers with four offices across BC and a toll free line at 1 877 602 9900we are intrigued by the new emphasis on self sufficiency […]
BC FAMILY COMPANY VALUATION AND INCOME TAX TRIAL LAWYER
Our high net worth Vancouver family lawyers routinely deal with family property and family company business valuations and how to take into account income tax consequences that are payable both on capital gains on assets owned by the company and on monies that may need to be withdrawn to pay compensation payment to the spouse […]
Vancouver Family Lawyer Contempt of Family Court Orders
Our top rated* Vancouver family law lawyers are often asked what the test is to obtain a finding that a party to a family law action is in contempt of court. We were also asked what the penalties are if a finding of family law contempt is made. Once the court makes a family law […]
VANCOUVER CHILD CUSTODY AND DOUBLE COSTS IN FAMILY CASES
As top rated Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St. John family lawyers we routinely advise our clients at the start of their child custody and access case to be open and honest with us about all of the strengths and weaknesses of their family law case. The need for full disclosure from a family client […]
BC Family Property and Business Valuation and Division Lawyers
Valuation Issues Take Centre Stage in BC Family Property Division Starting March 18, 2013. British Columbia’s new family property legislation contained in the Family Law Act brings radical changes to family property division for British Columbia family law clients. The new law will be in effect on March 18, 2013 and will apply to married persons and- for the first time […]
UNEQUAL DIVISION OF BC FAMILY ASSETS AND CHANGE IN LAW COMING MARCH 2013
Whitfield v. Whitfield 2012 BCSC 965- Another long marriage BC property reapportionment case! As discussed in our recent BC family lawyer blog articles we have written, British Columbia courts are increasingly relying on reapportionment in the division of BC family assets. Under the Family Relations Act (which expires on March 18, 2013) in British Columbia, equal […]
