Our undue hardship support lawyers at MacLean Law often need to review claims for undue hardship by paying spouses related to support payments for their children. This undue hardship support exception was put in the Child Support Guidelines back in 1997 when it first came into force. Winning an undue hardship support case is very […]
Vancouver Interim Family Appeals
Vancouver interim family appeals face a serious hurdle before being allowed to proceed. Our family rules discourage Vancouver interim family appeals and encourage prompt steps towards having a trial judge decide the family law, child parenting and financial issues. Leave is required for any Vancouver interim family appeals. The reason for this is that family matters that […]
Interim Support Variation
Interim Support variation disputes can occur both before trial and a correction by way of an interim support variation can occur at the trial once all of the evidence has been properly put before the trial judge. Interim support orders are made on incomplete evidence and without benefit of seeing and hearing witnesses and observing […]
Vancouver Child Support Lawyers
MacLean Law Vancouver Child Support Lawyers In emotionally trying times like divorce/separation, it can be easy to miss out on little things that seem trivial at the time, but have a huge effect on the outcome of your settlement. Paying attention to the nitty-gritty details can make a world of difference in getting you what […]
Surrey Retroactive Child Support
Surrey Retroactive Child Support. What happens when a paying spouses income declines and they cannot pay child support and can’t afford to hire a lawyer to reduce the support to a proper level? In the old days it was very hard to cancel arrears when the paying spouse didn’t immediately return to court to reduce […]
Vancouver Child Support Lawyer
The Vancouver Child Support Lawyer team at MacLean Law knows that when parents are together they work tirelessly to properly raise their children and to ensure they have the highest lifestyle possible. What happens when one or more of the parents loses their focus and tries to pay less than their children deserve because they […]
Surrey Child Support Variation
Surrey child support variation cases involve the proper calculation of income of the child support paying parent and in many cases the parent who receives the Surrey child support. Our Surrey child support variation lawyers understand that any initial orders or agreements for Surrey child support need to be accurate and take into account any […]
Surrey Determination of Guideline Support Income
Coming to a proper Surrey determination of guideline support income for support cases is often tricky. A recent guideline income determination case from our highest court points out why it pays to hire a top notch Surrey spousal and child support lawyer to ensure disasters are avoided. Don’t Make A Huge Support Mistake Surrey determination […]
Post Secondary Education Child Support
Catallo v. Catallo, is an interesting July 2015 BC child support case. BC Post Secondary Education Child Support cases often involve a child older than 19 and these cases are often described as “over the age of majority” child support cases. Catalo discusses what happens when a child lives away from home and attends university when […]
Vancouver Lump Sum Support
Tax Implications of Vancouver retroactive lump-sum support Have you or someone you know been ordered to pay a retroactive lump-sum support? Our Vancouver Lump Sum Support lawyers know the rules that apply to this area of family support law such as interest on late payments, reductions for loss of tax deductions and inclusions, and for future […]
