As top rated BC marriage like relationship lawyers we know the definition of common law relationships and BC marriage like relationships has evolved over the years. Since spousal support and property division now depend heavily on a determination of whether two spouse were in a BC marriage like relationship, also called a common law marriage relationship, we […]
Vancouver High Net Worth Property Lawyers
Vancouver High Net Worth Property Lawyers Explain The Presumption of Advancement Seems to have been Extinguished by the BC Family Law Act The Vancouver high net worth property lawyers at MacLean Law routinely deal with division of excluded property and family property in the tens of millions. Lorne MacLean, QC recently earned accolades as Chair […]
Surrey Excluded Property
The seminal case of REMMEM and its conclusion of protecting exclusions despite changing ownership, takes hold – Surrey Excluded Property Lawyer James Cudmore of MacLean Law Confirms. Contact us to understand why Surrey family property and Surrey excluded property are treated differently in Surrey BC. More and more excluded property decisions add to the overwhelming […]
Vancouver Punjabi Speaking Family Lawyers
Vancouver Punjabi Speaking Family Lawyers Explain Divorce Before Trial Our Punjabi speaking family lawyers regularly deal with financial disputes and divorces between couples who have connections to India and BC. Our highly acclaimed Vancouver Punjabi speaking family lawyers often need to deal with property division issues involving lands, monies and jewellery overseas in India as well […]
Surrey Punjabi Family Lawyers
Our Surrey Punjabi family lawyers understand the importance of Punjabi prenuptial agreements and Punjabi marriage agreements. Surrey Punjabi marriage agreements are very common in British Columbia. We note that these agreements are not common in India and indeed the Indian government is now in the process of making changes to the law in India to […]
BC Supplemental IPP Pension Plan Division
Don’t Miss Out On Million Dollar Pensions! Lorne MacLean, QC just chaired an excellent Pacific Business Law Institute conference for lawyers, accountants and financial planners on “the Grey Divorce” and explained a number of high net worth family property division issues. One of the hot topics at the conference was BC Supplemental IPP Pension Plan Division […]
BC Parental Loans and Debts
BC Parental Loans and Debts Alert. Our BC parental loans and debts lawyers see more than spouses fighting in court after a marriage breaks down. Our BC Family Law Act cases can involve more than the two spouses when parents of one of the spouses are involved with advancing money to the couple. BC Parental Loans and […]
Vancouver Family Debt Lawyers
Vancouver Family Debt Explained By MacLean Law’s Vancouver Family Debt Lawyers Our new Family Law Act mandates that parties are presumptively jointly liable to pay off their equal share of family debt. Our Vancouver family debt lawyers deal with disputes over whether a debt is a Vancouver family debt or one party’s sole debt. But what […]
Fort St John Excluded Property
MacLean Law has successfully handled hundreds of Fort St John family property, Fort St John excluded property and Fort St John unequal division of family property cases since its inception in 1983. Our firm has grown to be the largest family law firm in BC and we proudly man 4 offices across BC in Fort […]
Vancouver Parental Gifts and Family Property
What happens when parents of one spouse try to help their child- who is married, or in a marriage like relationship – buy a house by giving a down payment to their child or the happy couple or by paying off their mortgage? Can this gift to their child be excluded or is it a […]
