Our top-rated Vancouver Paternity Test Lawyers know that DNA paternity tests also called DNA parentage testing applications have become a television spectacle thanks to shows hosted by the likes of Maury and Jerry Springer. In family court, applications concerning paternity tests are frequently brought forward, and judges can make an order that a party takes […]
Shared Custody Child Support Household Income
Shared custody child support household income cases involve comparing the household incomes of both spouses to decide fair child support. Some Shared Custody Child Support Household Income cases involve equalizing the net disposable income in both homes so one home is not a “have” home and the other a “have not” home in a financial […]
Best 3 Child Support Lawyer Tips
Our Best 3 Child Support Lawyer Tips are provided today by MacLean Law’s downtown star associate Sophie Bartholomew. When a relationship breaks down, parents are legally required to financially support their children. Importantly, even though child support is usually paid by one parent to the other; child support is the right of the child. This […]
Vancouver Surrey Family Financial Non Disclosure
Vancouver Surrey Family Financial Non-Disclosure lawyers discuss Credibility and Nondisclosure in family cases and why non-disclosure on even one issue can cause devastating consequences to the perpetrator. Susanna Chen, a rising star at our Vancouver office speaks fluent Mandarin. In today’s blog, Susanna explains why it is unwise to hide income or assets and how […]
Calgary Stay Of Support Enforcement
Calgary Stay Of Support Enforcement applications can be brought by a spouse who was ordered to pay spousal support or Calgary child support. Aside from dealing with parenting of children and the division of their common property, separating couples (whether married or common-law) also have to deal with their on-going financial responsibilities to their children […]
Surrey Vancouver Guideline Support Income
Surrey Vancouver Guideline Support Income disputes involve a careful analysis of different forms of income and their tax consequences in properly calculating child and spousal support. Surrey Vancouver Guideline Support Income disagreements also require an analysis in cases involving businesses, partnerships and professional practices of whether that source of income is available to a parent […]
Best Vancouver Family Trial Lawyers Tips
Best Vancouver Family Trial Lawyers Tips help you understand when a family law matter raises a triable issue that needs to be referred to trial the trial list. It is important to note that ONLY after a matter is referred to the trial list can: document discovery, pretrial discovery, if appropriate a summary trial on […]
Calgary Child Support Special Expenses
Calgary Child support special expenses disputes deal with the necessity and reasonableness of Calgary child support special expenses and extraordinary expenses. But how are Calgary child support special expenses classified and shared between separated parents? In today’s blog, senior Calgary child support lawyer Peter Graburn of MacLean Law’s Calgary Headquarters explains the rules for how […]
Does A Stepparent Pay BC Child Support?
Does A Stepparent Pay BC Child Support? Do stepparents have stepparent child support obligations in British Columbia? If so, how much child support and for how long? What about the biological parent’s duty to pay child support? In today’s blog by Manbeen Saini, we answer the burning question concerning Does A Stepparent Pay BC Child […]
How Do I Change BC Child Support?
How Do I Change BC Child Support? is probably one of the most popular questions our top-rated family lawyers get asked. MacLean Law’s award-winning family lawyers answer this question daily and help parents increase, decrease, vary, cancel arrears and deal with material changes in the ability to pay and in the expenses for children. Changing BC […]
