As highly rated BC child support lawyers we are often asked by paying spouses if they can Pay court-ordered child support directly to the child as the child approaches or reaches the age of maturity. Often the concern by the paying spouse is that the child-support is not actually being used for the benefit of […]
VANCOUVER RETROACTIVE SPOUSAL AND BC CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS ENFORCEMENT
BC spousal and child support statutory limitation periods have been removed BUT common law limits are still a factor. Nothing is worse for a family law client than a delay in dealing with a variation or enforcement of child and spousal support arrears. The British Columbia government recently introduced Bill 34, the Limitation Act (the […]
BC CHILD CUSTODY MOBILITY and RELOCATION FOR BETTER CAREERS, JOBS AND LIFESTLYLE
As highly rated child mobility and move away custody and guardianship and access lawyers, we frequently deal with relocation cases involving custody of children where parents want to take a better job or have a better lifestyle with greater family support. Kelowna, Vancouver, Surrey and Fort St John child custody “move away” cases, also called “child mobility […]
BC Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders
The Vancouver BC inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act and foreign payor support lawyers at MLG note that a common problem for BC Family Law litigants is enforcing an order or even obtaining an initial order for child support or spousal support from another person who lives outside of BC, whether in another Canadian province or even […]
BC Interjurisdictional Support Orders Lawyers-Enforcing Child Support And Spousal Support Against a Person Living Outside of BC
The Vancouver BC interjurisdictional Support Orders Act and foreign payor support lawyers at MLG note that a common problem for BC Family Law litigants is enforcing an order or even obtaining an initial order for child support or spousal support from another person who lives outside of BC, whether in another Canadian province or even […]
Vancouver Iranian and Persian Farsi Family Lawyer
Vancouver Iranian and Persian Farsi Family Lawyer Vancouver Iranian and Persian family lawyer and Farsi speaking Vancouver family attorney looks forward to assisting top rated Lorne MacLean, Q.C. in serving the Iranian, Persian and Farsi speaking community in Vancouver, West Vancouver and North Vancouver. Call Ana directly at 778 754 1542 if you are Iranian and want to speak with […]
Kelowna Family Lawyers, West Kelowna Mediators and Kelowna Collaborative Family Law
The Kelowna Family Lawyers and West Kelowna Family Mediation firm of MacLean Family Law Group welcomes senior family lawyer Audra Bayer to our Kelowna family law office. Audra has practised family law in Manitoba since 2000 and has built a strong and reputable practice. She has earned the reputation of being an effective lawyer and […]
NEW BC STEP PARENT CHILD SUPPORT LAWS IN FAMILY LAW ACT
The current and past step parent child support case law balanced the need for all “parents” including step-parents to support a child at the standard the child enjoyed in the intact relationships he was part of since birth. The concept of the biological parent having an equal if not higher burden than a step parent […]
BC Child Paternity Lawyer and Child Parentage Test Lawyers-How Do I Prove if I am The Father of A Child?
As top rated BC Paternity test and Vancouver parentage testing lawyers, we are often asked to help a party to a child custody and support proceeding prove their partner or they are a father to the child. Sometimes a parent resists their obligation to pay support because they have doubts that are a parent. IN […]
BC CHILD SUPPORT and VANCOUVER ATTRIBUTED SPOUSAL SUPPORT INCOME LAWYERS
The recent BC Court of Appeal of RWL v. LB restates the settled law of imputing a realistic income to a paying spouse and the law is equally applicable to an underemployed recipient spouse.. We cannot allow children or spouses to be under supported because spouses deliberately or foolishly earn less then they can. Similarly […]
