BC Step-parent Child Support lawyer, Lorne MacLean, Q.C., wants both married and common-law spouses to know that the new Family Law Act commencing March 18, 2013 brings some small but important changes to BC child support. The new BC Family Law Act Act will precisely define a step-parent’s accountability to pay child support while considering […]
SURREY BC RETROACTIVE CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT LAWYERS
Surrey and Vancouver family law clients involved in BC spousal and child support cases often mistakenly believe that orders and agreements will prevent claims of retroactive child and spousal support. Promptly dealing with the correction of support is important for both paying and receiving parents. We have 4 family law offices in BC and our top […]
Duty Of Full Disclosure of BC Support Income and Family Property
Our highly rated BC and Calgary family lawyers cannot emphasize enough the duty of full disclosure in BC child and spousal support and family property division cases. All to often parties refuse to provide proof of their real income including receipt of unreported cash payments, personal benefits from companies, monies kept in a company so […]
BC CHILD SUPPORT AND GUARDIANSHIP NEW BC FAMILY LAW ACT FAQ
Top Ten questions and answers when dealing with BC child support and BC child guardianship and bc child contact matters under the new FAMILY LAW AC “FLA” First-Goodbye to the terms custody and access as they cease to exist under our Family Law Act (although they will still exist under the Divorce Act.) The top rated […]
BC CHILD SUPPORT PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE ADULT CHILD OVER AGE OF MAJORITY
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 […]
