MY SPOUSE COMMITTED ADULTERY- DOES IT MEAN I GET MORE OR LESS SPOUSAL SUPPORT AND DOES IT CHANGE MY PROPERTY DIVISION CLAIM? As a top Vancouver spousal support lawyer and lawyer for the husband in the infamous adultery and spousal support case of Leskun heard by Canada’s highest court, I get asked this question a […]
BC Spousal Support – Is There A Duty To Become Self Sufficient?
As a Vancouver and BC spousal support lawyer I’m often asked: I’M DIVORCING AFTER A LONG MARRIAGE, IS THERE A DUTY TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT IN BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT CASES? I argued in the Supreme Court of Canada that the family law legislation affects Canadians more than any other legislation in Canada. In the infamous […]
BC Step Child Support Stepparent Adding Biological Father Is Proper BC Appeal Court Holds
When does a BC StepParent Have to Pay Child Support? An important stepparent child support decision appeal involving competing obligations between a biological father and a step parent was recently won by Lorne MacLean Q.C., and James Cudmore. Stepparents are routinely liable for support under either of the Divorce Act (if married) or the Family Relations Act of […]
Vancouver High Income Child Support Guideline Amounts Over $150,000 Child Support and Over $350,000 Spousal Support
Vancouver high income spousal support and child support cases involving wealthy couples often involve special “income cap” rules. These special rules allow the court to depart from a strict guideline payment calculation for both spousal and child support. Our family lawyers are please to assist you in this complex area. Call us toll free at […]
BC SHARED CHILD PARENTING LAWYERS FREE CHECKLIST
BC SHARED CHILD PARENTING – A WISHLIST/CHECKLIST TO CARRY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY INTO THE FUTURE Shared parenting plans (as referred to herein) are regimes for the sharing of child parenting time on an equal or relatively equal basis. This is a plan frequently sought by parents and which is being implemented with increasing frequency. […]
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 […]
Vancouver Spousal Support Remarriage New Relationship
How Does Vancouver Spousal Support Work When There Is A Remarriage Or New Relationship? As Vancouver spousal support lawyers we often deal with the Divorce Act spousal support provisions and the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. One interesting issue concerns parties who seek support or oppose a reduction of support when they are involved in a […]
Vancouver Separation Date In Marriage and BC Breakdown of Marriage Like Relationships
As BC divorce, separation and relationship breakdown lawyers we know that the exact SEPARATION date when married or common law partnerships breakdown has critical implications for determining both family property entitlement and division as well as for spousal and child support liability, amount and duration. Spouses will often disagree on both the start dates for and […]
How Much Vancouver BC Spousal Support Is Payable For Stay At Home Parents And For How Long?
Does a Vancouver stay-at-home parent seeking BC spousal support have the right to remain in this role after the breakdown of a short marriage? Does the BC homemaker have a right to a high amount of spousal support without responsibility to financially support the children and for how long? Stay-at-home parenting by single parents is […]
