Lorne MacLean and Ari Wormeli are just finishing week 4 of a highly contested BC parental alienation and or estrangement case. These cases require a tremendous amount of work to uncover which aspect and or parent is causing the children to ally with one against visiting the other parent. Such cases are heartbreaking below we […]
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BC CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES -UNDUE HARDSHIP FOR ACCESS COSTS OR SHARING ACCESS COSTS AS A TERM OF CUSTODY
Greene v. Greene 2010 BCCA 595 – December 29, 2010 The BC Court of Appeal considered an appeal of a BC child support order, in part on the basis that BC child access costs had been taken into account in determining the amount of BC child support to be paid. After the BC separation, the […]
BC Child Access Denial/Refusal
BC child access alert: As BC child custody and access lawyers we have handled a number of difficult BC child custody, BC child guardianship and BC child access and parental alienation cases where a denial of access for the children to one of their parent’s has occurred. New BC family law reforms will seek to […]
BC FAMILY ARBITRATORS AND BC PARENTING COORDINATORS IN DEMAND AS A RESULT OF BC FAMILY RELATIONS ACT CHANGES
Shelagh Kinney recently attended an BC family law arbitration course for BC parenting coordinators held in Victoria, BC. BC parenting coordination and BC family arbitration generally involves two components. The BC parenting coordinator first attempts to resolve BC child custody parenting disputes through facilitation, consultation, coaching and education. However, if it is apparent to the […]
New BC Family Relations Act Definition of BC Spouse Changes BC Common Law Spousal Support and BC Property Rights for BC Unmarried Persons
If you are a BC unmarried person in a BC common law- also called a BC marriage-like relationship- the rules of the game for British Columbia spousal support and for BC property division are about to radically change. The definition of “spouse” that controls the rights you have to spousal support have been expanded due […]
BC Family Relations Act
Lorne MacLean, Partner at MacLean Family Law and the Attorney General of BC Representatives Discuss the Upcoming Changes to the BC Family Relations Act at CBA Vancouver Family Subsection Meeting BC married and common law persons in strained BC family law relationships who own BC family assets and those considering getting married in BC who […]
BC FAMILY RELATIONS ACT FAMILY PROPERTY DIVISION REFORMS DEMAND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BY MARRIED AND UNMARRIED PERSONS
Lorne MacLean, Partner at MacLean Family law Group and the Attorney General of BC Representatives Discuss the Upcoming Changes to the BC Family Relations Act at CBA Vancouver Family Subsection Meeting BC married and common law persons in strained BC family law relationships who own BC family assets and those considering getting married in BC […]
New BC Child Custody Moving Away Rules Coming-BC Child Relocation and BC Child Mobility
What is the test for moving away in a child custody case in BC? As BC Family Law and child custody and access lawyers in Vancouver and Fort St. John, BC one of the most heart wrenching family and BC child custody cases we see occurs when one parent wants to, or is required to, […]
CHANGES FOR BC SEPARATION, BC PRENUPTIAL, BC COHABITATION AND BC MARRIAGE AGREEMENTS
BC Family law changes and clarification of the law related to BC Separation, BC, Cohabitation and BC prenuptial and Marriage Agreements are proposed in Family Relations Act Reform White Paper 2010 legislation which will include a separate section for Bc family agreements acknowledging the important role marriage and separation agreements play in resolving family law […]
CHANGES PROPOSED FOR BC SEPARATION, BC PRENUPTIAL, BC COHABITATION AND BC MARRIAGE AGREEMENTS
BC Family law changes and clarification of the law related to BC Separation, BC, Cohabitation and BC prenuptial and Marriage Agreements are proposed in Family Relations Act Reform White Paper 2010 legislation which will include a separate section for Bc family agreements acknowledging the important role marriage and separation agreements play in resolving family law […]
