Lorne MacLean, Q.C. heads our high conflict family law case department. The recent case of JCW v. JKRW involved a court ordered change of custody from a shared arrangement to a temporary exclusive custody arrangement. BC judges make it clear that if they find parental alienation is occurring they will not hesitate to take action. […]
Jointly Appointed BC Family Financial Experts
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 […]
Legal Careers Senior Vancouver Estate Litigation Lawyer
Legal Careers Opportunity – Senior Vancouver Estate Litigation Lawyer Here’s an exciting Vancouver legal careers opportunity for a skilled senior WESA, Wills Variation and estate litigation lawyer. We are moving to the entire 29th floor of the brand new waterfront view office at 1021 West Hastings in 2015 and are looking for a top senior […]
BC Interim Child Mobility Dispute Lawyers
What’s the test when someone wants to move away with their children before trial but the other parent opposes the move as being contrary to what’s best for them? A recent decision by Master Scarth dealt with the principles to be applied to an interim move where the parents made disputed claims of domestic violence […]
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 SPOUSAL AND CHILD SUPPORT AFTER DEATH
Call us at 604 602 9000 to ensure you are protected in this complex area as support may or may not end on death depending on the agreement or court order made. The British Columbia Court of Appeal (the “Court”) recently released its judgment in McLeod v. McLeod, 2013 BCCA 552 (“McLeod”), clearly stating that […]
Vancouver Separation Agreements and BC Pension Survivor Benefits
Our BC family lawyers warn clients to ensure they change beneficiary designations on their pensions, life insurance, bank accounts and RRSP’s amongst other assets. What happens when someone can’t change their pension beneficiary because they made an irrevocable designation but they buy out the other spouse’s interest in same? BC Pension division is complex and […]
Vancouver Early Retirement and Spousal Support
Retirement and Spousal Support by Lorne N MacLean QC Can a Vancouver spousal support paying spouse retire early and cancel or reduce their spousal support payments? Can a receiving spouse refuse to work to get more support? Isn’t a person free to do what they want for a career? All these Vancouver spousal support questions […]
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 […]
