Jointly Appointed Experts On BC Family Financial Issues The BC family asset and Vancouver family property division lawyers at MacLean Law deal with all types of family property division and valuation cases. It’s critical both the parties and the court have accurate and fair values for assets so proper family property division can be made. […]
Vancouver Family Law Appeals Lawyers
Vancouver Family Law Appeals Lawyers BC Family Law Appeals lawyer Lorne MacLean, Q.C. just helped a client succeed on a complex family property and spousal support appeal before BC’s highest court. The award nearly triples spousal support and for the first time in Canada an appellate court decided a stockbroker’s book of business was divisible […]
BC Marriage Like Relationship Property Division Lawyers
Our MacLean Law, BC marriage-like relationship and Vancouver common law relationship family lawyers are routinely involved in helping BC family law courts set new law. We are proud to have once again set new family law in British Columbia. In a decision that will have profound impact to British Columbians everywhere, the BC Supreme Court […]
Vancouver Gift and Inheritance Dispute Lawyer
Our Vancouver family gift dispute and estate litigation lawyers expect a significant increase in litigation dealing with fights over whether money or property was gifted or only lent to family members because of the new BC Family law Act. Additionally, even where a gift has been made, there can be arguments over whether the gift […]
Vancouver Marriage Like Relationship Constructive Trust Lawyer
BC Common law couples in a marriage like relationships of greater than 2 years are treated the same as married couples for purposes of property division by our new BC Family Law Act. However, a claim for constructive trust and the joint family venture analysis are still powerful weapons that can be used to protect a party […]
BC SEPARATED SPOUSES PENSION DIVISION LAWYERS
As BC family property division lawyers, we deal with division of parties’ private and CPP pensions at separation. We also see common mistakes regarding failures to deal with CPP credits whether by dividing or waiving a claim to these credits. One of the vexing issues in family property pension division occurs when there is a […]
BC Family Property and Family Business Valuation Disputes
BC Family Property Valuations At Start and End Of Marriage Are Key The new British Columbia Family Law Act emphasizes that the starting value and ending value of each spouse’s family professional practices and business are critical to determining what share of family property each party receives upon the end of a marriage or marriage […]
Vancouver Iranian Family Lawyers – Mehrieh, Mahr or Dowry in British Columbia
Our lawyers discussed the concept of Mahr or Mehrieh in an earlier post. This post will focus on the ways in which British Columbia family law courts deal with Mehrieh. Divorce Court Approach The approach British Columbia divorce courts take towards Mehrieh is uncertain. If the Dowry is treated as gift on top of the 50% […]
BC Family Business Valuation Date and Guideline Income Support
Vancouver Divorce Business Valuations and Guideline Income Reports Lawyers As highly rated BC high net worth family property valuation, family asset division and child and spousal support lawyers ,we are cognizant that expert business valuations and guideline income calculations will be even more important now because of the new BC Family Law Act. The concept of […]
Common Law Couples and Spousal Support: Know Your Rights
In a recent landmark case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Quebec law barring common law couples from the right to claim spousal support is to be upheld, even though a majority found the law to be unconstitutional. In a narrow 5-4 vote, the highest court in our country found that Quebec’s exclusion […]
