Our top rated grey divorce spousal support lawyers warn that because boomers now work and live longer –coupled with the fact they are acquiring substantial gains on real estate, stocks and pensions – this means the financial stakes on relationship breakdown dramatically increase. Lorne N MacLean, QC has a focus on grey divorce spousal support and grey […]
BC Spousal Support Disabled Child
BC Spousal Support Disabled Child MacLean Law’s BC spousal support disabled child team is Vancouver’s highest rated family law firm according to prestigious independent rating agency Top Choice Awards who has awarded MacLean Family Law this award more than once and BC’s biggest spousal support firm with offices located in downtown Vancouver, Surrey, Fort St […]
Spousal Support Time Limits
BC Spousal Support Time Limits Are Tricky On spousal support time limits, our lawyer recently argued a precedent setting case in the BC court of appeal. MacLean Law won on behalf of her client at trial on the spousal support time limits argument but the BC Court of Appeal sent it back for a determination […]
BC Spousal Support Variation
The BC spousal support variation team at MacLean Law appreciates the very concise summary presented by Mr. Justice Verhoeven in Lamont v. Johnson, 2016 BCSC 366 concerning the test that must be met for a successful BC spousal support variation application. Our lawyers both apply for and oppose BC spousal support variation applications from all of our 4 offices […]
Family Law Expert Evidence
New BC Appeal Case Enforces Gatekeeper Role in Family Law Expert Evidence In a key 2016 case involving disputed family law expert evidence, the BC Court of Appeal has sent a stern message to family law lawyers and their clients that they will enforce proper rules for accepting family law expert evidence in all family […]
Review of Spousal Support
Lorne MacLean, QC set the law on what a review of spousal support is in Canada in the leading case of Leskun v. Leskun of our Supreme Court of Canada. There is a significant difference in the onus an applicant faces when a review of spousal support is sought as compared to a variation of spousal […]
Vancouver Spousal Support Lawyers
Our Vancouver spousal support lawyers understand that the start date of support is critical both for the spouse who requires support as well as for the person who has to pay it. Many times, for a variety of reasons, our Vancouver spousal support lawyers are asked to deal with the prickly issue of retroactive spousal support. […]
Spousal Support Economic Self Sufficiency
The spousal support economic self sufficiency lawyers at MacLean Family Law have noticed an increased and welcome focus by the BC courts on the importance of spousal support claimants striving for economic self sufficiency. In the early 1980’s the “clean break” break principle was in vogue but since then a more generous support entitlement analysis […]
Surrey Spousal Support SSAG Lawyer
Our Surrey spousal support SSAG lawyer team routinely explains to our spousal support clients that the correct calculation of spousal support is tricky. Be careful to hire an experieinced Surrey spousal support SSAG lawyer or you may overpay or receive thousands of dollars less each year than you should. Our top Surrey spousal support SSAG lawyer group […]
Vancouver Interim Family Appeals
Vancouver interim family appeals face a serious hurdle before being allowed to proceed. Our family rules discourage Vancouver interim family appeals and encourage prompt steps towards having a trial judge decide the family law, child parenting and financial issues. Leave is required for any Vancouver interim family appeals. The reason for this is that family matters that […]
