The BC government has released new Family Law Act Bill that will propose sweeping changes to British Columbia family law. For the 1st time in British Columbia couples in marriage like relationships- also called BC common-law relationships- will now be governed by a statutory presumption of equal division of assets upon marriage breakdown. However, […]
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BC Wills Variation Act and Vancouver Estate Litigation Claims By Disinherited Adult Children
The Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St John BC estate litigation lawyer offices of MLG provide the following update on disputed wills litigation issues in BC. The recent BC disputed Wills Variation Act (“WVA”) case of Hall v. Hall, decided by our British Columbia Court of Appeal, summarizes the current test for disinheriting an adult […]
BC Family Lawyer Tips – The Sale of Your Matrimonial Home Upon Marriage Breakdown
The Sale of your BC Matrimonial Home At the time of marriage breakdown, separation or divorce selling and dividing the proceeds of the Family Home is an issue that we as BC family lawyers deal with daily for our clients at our Vancouver, Kelowna, Surrey, and Fort St. John family law offices. As British Columbia’s […]
BC Cohabitation Agreements, BC Prenuptial Agreements and BC Marriage Agreement Vancouver Family Law and Divorce Lawyers
As BC’s largest family law firm with four offices, including our head office in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, across the Province and 9 lawyers we offer the following advice on agreements to our BC family law clients who are about to embark on what they hope will be a happy and fulfilling relationship whether it […]
BC Child Support Lawyers-Private and Other School Fees as Section 7 Child Support Guidelines Special and Extraordinary Expenses
As September approaches, we are often asked for advice on the issue of contribution to BC private school costs by separated and/or divorced parents. In addition to paying monthly child support, BC child support orders or agreements may provide for payment of an additional amount to cover all or a portion of certain listed expenses, […]
BC and Calgary shared custody and parenting lawyer wins
The fact a BC or Calgary child is breastfeeding or is a toddler is not a bar to Meaningful Shared Parenting and Custody, Shared Guardianship and Overnight Contact- If You Hire the Right BC and Calgary Family Lawyer MacLean Family Law | Banker’s Hall Calgary Office – 403 444 5503 Lorne MacLean, Q.C. just enjoyed […]
Farsi Speaking Persian Iranian Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver Family and Divorce Lawyers
وکلای طلاق و فامیلی لا در نورت ونکور و وست ونکور در خدمته شما در دفتره مکلین فامیلی لا گروپ هستند. ۱ ۸۷۷ ۶۰۲ ۹۹۰۰ و ۱ ۶۰۴ ۶۰۲ ۹۰۰۰. با ایمیله روناک یوسفی تماس بگیرید Lorne MacLean discusses the services we provide to the Vancouver, West Vancouver and North Vancouver medium to high net […]
Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St John BC Retroactive Child Support Lawyers
We as Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St John child support, divorce and family lawyers have handled a number of spousal and child support retroactive cases including an interim retroactive support award case called J v J . Our client was ecstatic when we obtained one of the highest interim awards of spousal and child […]
LUMP SUM BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT AND LUMP SUM CHILD MAINTENANCE LAWYERS
As British Columbia spousal and child support lawyers we are often asked when a BC lump sum spousal and child support award will be made. It is important to note that child support payments whether lump sum or periodic are not tax deductible. Spousal support payments are tax-deductible if paid on a periodic basis and […]
Vancouver and BC Divorce Divorce Lawyer Lorne MacLean Warns- Don’t Leave the Matrimonial Home!
What is “exclusive possession of the matrimonial home” and is it wise to leave the home if your BC marriage is in trouble? Sometimes it feels like you can’t take it anymore and you have to leave the family home for your own sanity. Sometimes you feel you need to leave the matrimonial home because […]
