What are the rules in a BC family separation for BC family property division other than 50/50? What is reapportionment or unequal BC family property division? In BC, our Family Law Act mandates that all family property is to be divided equally regardless of effort or contribution unless it would be significantly unfair to share […]
BC Excluded Property and Gifts
A huge BC Excluded Property and Gifts Decision has just been handed down that will send chills throughout the family law bar in BC. We have been warning our high net worth clients for some time to NEVER place inherited or gifted monies in joint names with their spouses nor in the sole names of their […]
BC Family Law Experts
Lawyers can and should review draft expert reports in family cases Does your BC family law lawyer understand how to deal with family law experts doing child and spousal support guideline income calculations? Do they know how to effectively deal with real property, company and other business valuators and other BC family law experts? Do they know […]
Vancouver Excluded Property Division
Our new BC Family Law Act treats separated unmarried couples in marriage like relationships lasting longer than two years the same as if they were married for property division purposes. Vancouver excluded property division disputes require expert knowledge from a lawyer intimately familiar with this complex area. The most hotly contested family property issue our Vancouver […]
Vancouver Assisted Human Reproduction Dispute Lawyers
We acted for the mother in Canada’s first frozen embryo dispute and obtained an order restraining the embryos from being destroyed as they were found to be property as defined by our former Family Relations Act. Our Assisted human reproduction litigation team headed by Lorne N. MacLean, QC, also watched the recent BC Court of […]
Vancouver Family Business Division
As top rated BC family lawyers MacLean Law’s family law team handles hundreds of cases involving family company valuation and division. Vancouver Family Business Division cases require the parties to be cognizant of pitfalls on valuation that could lead to an unfair result. Hiring an experienced Vancouver Family Business Division lawyer right from the start can ensure […]
BC Family Law Act Allows for Unequal Property Division
Should courts in BC divide gains on property differently if it was an active or passive gain? Are you aware our new BC Family Law Act has specific sections allowing for BC unequal property division? Such unequal property division can occur if an equal division of family property would be significantly unfair. How does this scheme […]
Surrey Significant Unfairness Family Lawyers
Our Surrey significant unfairness family lawyers assist our clients in resolving family property division and excluded property division ( assets acquired before the relationship started or gifts or inheritances and some other property received by one spouse only during the marriage) cases. The default scheme for family property division is to divide the family property […]
BC Family Settlement Appeal Success
Settlements in BC family law cases are common and are the focus of our MacLean Family Law legal team. Since 97 percent of family law cases settle outside of court, clear offers to settle are important in ending often acrimonious family law disputes. But what is the test when an offer to settle is made […]
BC Family Law Business Division
BC Family Law Business Division and Valuation When BC high income and high net worth spouses separate their BC family property, assets and their family debts need to be valued and fairly divided. Without skilled and experienced legal help thousands if not millions of dollars in real family asset value may be lost. Here are […]
