Our top* Child Support Extraordinary Expenses lawyers handle hundreds of medium to high net income child support cases across Western Canada. Lorne N. MacLean, QC holds the record for one of Canada’s highest combined child and spousal support award of nearly $100,000 monthly in the case of Devathasan. In today’s blog Peter Graburn of our […]
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Joint Account Estate Disputes
Vancouver joint account estate disputes are becoming ever more common. Our Vancouver estate dispute lawyers see these joint tenancy or joint bank account cases frequently. Vancouver Joint Account Estate Disputes can be confusing to our clients who wonder what a resulting trust is or what a presumption of advancement is. Million-dollar accounts and real property […]
How Does Adult Child Support Work?
How Does Adult Child Support Work? Our BC and Alberta family lawyers get asked this question frequently. Children who are committed to pursuing post-secondary education are normally entitled to be supported by their parents so they can obtain the skills and experience to be successful adults. There is no absolute cut-off age for child support […]
Calgary Alberta Family Law Mediation
Disagreements between separating family partners can be difficult, often involving very contentious legal issues about children, child and spousal support, and division of family property, debts and liabilities. Some of these disputes end up being decided by Judges in Court. But what if you do not want to go through the cost (both emotional and […]
Calgary Top 5 Parenting Time Principles
CALGARY TOP 5 PARENTING TIME PRINCIPLES (Part 2) By Peter Graburn Managing Associate MacLean Family Law Calgary. In a previous post (see Top 5 Parenting Principles Part 1) I discussed that if separated parents cannot agree on the major decisions regarding their children (ie. regarding their education, religion, health-care and general well-being), the Courts may […]
Top 5 Parenting Time Principles
TOP 5 PARENTING TIME PRINCIPLES (Part 1 of 2) Call 1 877 602 9900 Peter Graburn senior associate at our Calgary office knows parenting is hard. Even when parents are living together, it is sometimes difficult to agree on even the day-to-day decisions involved in raising children, let alone the major decisions regarding their: ● education; […]
Resulting Constructive Trust Unjust Enrichment
Resulting Constructive Trust Unjust Enrichment lawyers deal with cases where someone put up money or effort with an expectation they would receive value in return. When someone takes advantage of these efforts and does not reciprocate with a share in an asset our Resulting Constructive Trust Unjust Enrichment lawyers get involved to help achieve justice. MacLean […]
Vancouver Estate Litigation Lawyers
Vancouver Estate Litigation Lawyers handle cases involving unfair wills, undue influence claims and elder abuse prevention and protection cases. The Vancouver Estate Litigation Lawyers are led by senior family law and estate litigator, Lorne N. MacLean, QC. Vancouver Estate Litigation Lawyers Call 1 877 602 9900 In today’s blog, Lorne N MacLean, QC explains how […]
How Do I Vary BC Interim Support?
Our Vancouver family lawyers get asked the question: How Do I Vary BC Interim Support? a lot. In most cases, Courts have laid down a principle that interim support orders are rough and ready justice and the matter will be fully dealt with at trial. However, a trial judge has the power to retroactively vary the […]
Do Support Orders Survive Bankruptcy
Do Support Orders Survive Bankruptcy? It is well known that child and support Orders are not extinguished when a paying spouse declares bankruptcy. Lorne MacLean, QC recently obtained an interim order barring a spouse from declaring bankruptcy in a complex hidden cash scheme involving a multimillion-dollar wholesale food supply business. But what happens if your […]
