Commencing March 18, 2013, Section 95 of the new BC Family Law Act allows for “Unequal Division of Family Property by Court Order.” This was also possible under the old Family Relations Act, however the new law changes the threshold for dividing family property unequally from whether it would be “unfair” not to do so […]
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 […]
Gifts, Reapportionment Unequal Division of Family Assets After Separation
With only months left until the new Family Law Act comes into effect we look at Gifts, Reapportionment and Unequal Division of Family Assets After Separation based on post separation efforts by one spouse and fairness. Call our top rated family property division lawyers now at any of our 4 offices across BC in vancouver, Surrey, […]
VANCOUVER BANKRUPTCY AND BC FAMILY PROPERTY AND SUPPORT
The highly rated Property division and child and spousal support lawyers at the MacLean Family Law Group, based out of Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna, and with offices in Fort St. John, want to talk to you a bit about bankruptcy. Spousal and child support: First of all, child support and spousal support obligations are on-going and […]
BC Family Property and Business Valuation and Division Lawyers
Valuation Issues Take Centre Stage in BC Family Property Division Starting March 18, 2013. British Columbia’s new family property legislation contained in the Family Law Act brings radical changes to family property division for British Columbia family law clients. The new law will be in effect on March 18, 2013 and will apply to married persons and- for the first time […]
UNEQUAL DIVISION OF BC FAMILY ASSETS AND CHANGE IN LAW COMING MARCH 2013
Whitfield v. Whitfield 2012 BCSC 965- Another long marriage BC property reapportionment case! As discussed in our recent BC family lawyer blog articles we have written, British Columbia courts are increasingly relying on reapportionment in the division of BC family assets. Under the Family Relations Act (which expires on March 18, 2013) in British Columbia, equal […]
BC SHORT MARRIAGE FAMILY ASSET REAPPORTIONMENT OF HOME AND RRSP’S LAWYERS
A recent Vancouver BC family asset division and matrimonial property reapportionment case called McIntyre points out how the court divides property in a short marriage under the Family Relations Act. Our new Family Law Act coming in 2013 will focus on sharing the gain only in assets brought into marriage or a common law relationship. […]
EXCLUSIVE POSSESSION AND USE OF THE MATRIMONIAL HOME – A DIFFICULT TEST TO MEET
A common question that newly separated couples sometimes face is: who should stay in the home? Occasionally the parties will continue to live together under the same roof even after separation, for financial reasons or for the benefit of the children. There are times, however, when one (or both) parties no longer wishes to continue […]
DIVISION OF BC FAMILY ASSETS AND VANCOUVER BUSINESS ASSETS PROPERTY VALUATION LAWYERS
We routinely deal with the valuation and division of BC family and BC business assets. It is important for a medium to high net worth BC family law property division and valuation clients to hire a Vancouver or Kelowna family lawyer familiar with the BC family business valuation issues and property division strategies that can […]
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 […]
