We as British Columbia family law and BC divorce lawyers as well as lawyers acting for unmarried couples are often asked to explain the differences in law that applies to divorcing as opposed to separating unmarried couples. There are several differences between the legal rights of individuals separating from a marriage versus those that are […]
BC Common Law Relationships, unmarried couples and rights to BC child support
A recent BC Supreme Court common law trust and property claim and step parent child support case Hall v. Becker explains nicely how a common law trust claim and property claim work. It also analyses the duty at BC law of a BC step parent to pay BC child support and considers the duty of both the natural father and step parent to pay child support in a case where the mother has re-partnered. A step parent is liable
BC Common Law Relationships, Unmarried Couples and Child Support
A recent BC Supreme Court common law trust and property claim and step parent child support case Hall v. Becker explains nicely how a common law trust claim and property claim work. It also analyses the duty at BC law of a BC step parent to pay BC child support and considers the duty of both the natural father and step parent to pay child support in a case where the mother has re-partnered. A step parent is liable
BC Common Law Relationships, BC Cohabitation Spousal Support and BC Unmarried Couples Property Division
More BC spouses live in BC common law relationships or marriage like relationships and when they separate the law that applies for spousal support and property division can be different than for married persons. Recent BC family law articles in the Globe and other papers indicate that more people are choosing to live together without […]
