As same sex spousal support, gay married relationships family property and same sex partners, excluded property lawyers we recently were contacted by a same-sex couple living in the United States who wanted us to write up a pre-nuptial property and support agreement for them, in advance of their Canadian wedding. Their request got us thinking. […]
Vancouver family lawyer explains unfair marriage and separation agreements
BC’s NEW FAMILY LAW ACT SAYS HOMEMADE AND ORAL FAMILY AGREEMENTS MAY BE ENFORCED. WE WARN ALL OUR READERS THAT HOMEMADE DEALS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS MADE WITHOUT INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE CAN BE ENFORCED. DON’T MAKE A HUGE MISTAKE OR TRY TO BE A HERO. MEET WITH US FIRST. Our newest Vancouver family law associate joins […]
BC FAMILY LAW ACT FAMILY PROPERTY VALUATION LAWYERS AND KEY DATE CHANGES FOR VANCOUVER FAMILY LAW
The highly rated and reviewed lawyers at MacLean Law want the public to be aware that the new BC Family Law Act has changed key dates for our family law clients in Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St John, BC. The new Act has been passed and will be implemented very shortly. If you are […]
What is the new test for parental loans or gifts in BC?
As Vancouver high net worth divorce lawyers and Wills Variation Act and estate litigation lawyers, we often see the interplay between how family gifts or loans are characterized in disputed marriage breakdown cases as well as on the death of a parent or spouse in estate litigation cases. In many family cases what might initially […]
BC FAMILY LAW LOANS, FAMILY DEBTS AND GIFTS AND HOW VANCOUVER BC FAMILY LAWYERS CHARACTERIZE THEM
As BC high net worth family lawyers, we are often asked to deal with family property division cases where one spouse’s parents or relatives have contributed substantial sums towards the purchase of the family home. We are also often asked to determine by one side or the other whether this advance of money was a […]
BC FAMILY PROPERTY LAW MAREVA INJUNCTIONS TO FREEZE BC FAMILY ASSETS LOCATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Most BC family lawyers in BC have never used the powerful injunction over the person and assets called the Mareva Injunction. Jennifer Lin and Lorne MacLean recently obtained such an order for their delighted client and Jennifer Lin is now kind enough to explain how this powerful tool works for experienced BC family lawyers and […]
BIG CHANGES FOR BC UNMARRIED COUPLES, BC MARRIAGE LIKE RELATIONSHIPS AND BC COMMON LAW SPOUSES COHABITATION AGREEMENTS
IMMEDIATE REPEAL OF SECTION 120.1 OF THE BC FAMILY RELATIONS ACT – WHAT IT MEANS TO UNMARRIED COMMON-LAW COUPLES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Our medium to high net worth common law relationship and marriage like relationship and unmarried couples lawyers want potential BC clients to be aware of massive changes to the rules affecting support and […]
BC Family Law Act Excluded Property Lawyers
The BC government has released new Family Law Act Bill that will propose sweeping changes to British Columbia family law. For the 1st time in British Columbia couples in marriage like relationships- also called BC common-law relationships- will now be governed by a statutory presumption of equal division of assets upon marriage breakdown. However, […]
BC Family Lawyer Tips – The Sale of Your Matrimonial Home Upon Marriage Breakdown
The Sale of your BC Matrimonial Home At the time of marriage breakdown, separation or divorce selling and dividing the proceeds of the Family Home is an issue that we as BC family lawyers deal with daily for our clients at our Vancouver, Kelowna, Surrey, and Fort St. John family law offices. As British Columbia’s […]
Vancouver and BC Divorce Divorce Lawyer Lorne MacLean Warns- Don’t Leave the Matrimonial Home!
What is “exclusive possession of the matrimonial home” and is it wise to leave the home if your BC marriage is in trouble? Sometimes it feels like you can’t take it anymore and you have to leave the family home for your own sanity. Sometimes you feel you need to leave the matrimonial home because […]
