Our BC Court of Appeal recently summarized the two approaches to awarding spousal support in Vancouver spousal support disputes. The two methods are called compensatory spousal support and non-compensatory spousal support. What do these spousal support terms mean? Call highly rated Lorne MacLean, Q.C. at 604 602 9000 to find out. As a result of […]
Vancouver Family Lawyers Explain Marriage Like Relationships
Are You In A Vancouver BC Marriage Like Relationship? Our top rated Vancouver family lawyers, want our Vancouver and BC family law clients and the public to be aware substantial changes to spousal support and property rights are now in effect under the new BC Family Law Act. Thousands of dollars can ride on whether […]
BC Spousal Support: Does Adultery or do Affairs Matter?
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 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 […]
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 […]
Vancouver Interim Emergency Family Law Applications and Orders for Custody, Support and Property
Interim Vancouver Family Orders and Applications can include temporary BC family law decisions relating to the payment of spousal support, child support, control and access to property, control of bank accounts, and often most importantly, access and custody of children. Vancouver Supreme Court Makes Emergency Interim Family Law Order for Child Custody & Access when […]
Vancouver BC Variation Of Spousal Support Material Change of Circumstances
Variation of Vancouver spousal and child support only happens if there is a material change of circumstances since the making of the original support order. A material change is one that: if known at the time of the original order would have caused a different amount or duration of support to be ordered. The test […]
