Toronto High Net Worth Family Lawyers know that in high stakes “bet the bank” separations and divorces, skilled legal representation can maximize the results and make a real difference in settling spousal and child support and the division of business and personal net family property. Just as you would look to hire a realtor with […]
Unequal Family Property Division
Unequal family property division means one spouse receives more than the normal 50/50 division of family property. Section 95 of the BC Family Law Act allows for unequal division if equal division would be significantly unfair. But how does unequal family property division occur and how often? A key unequal family property division case was […]
Best Toronto Child Support Lawyers
The best Toronto child support lawyers work tenaciously to ensure correct income calculations are made and proper section 7 extraordinary and extracurricular expenses are fairly assessed. The worst mistake the best Toronto child support lawyers see is the careless use of “free” online calculators that often mistakenly perpetuate thousands of dollars of over or underpayments […]
Toronto Common Law Spousal Support
Toronto Common Law Spousal Support disputes are tricky. A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision made headlines in finding a spousal support obligation for a couple who had separate residences but regularly spent time together over a 14-year long relationship. Our medium to high net worth family lawyers provide sage family law advice across BC, […]
Avoiding Child Support Income Calculation Mistakes
Avoiding Child Support Income Calculation Mistakes is critical particularly when the paying or receiving spouse is a high-income earner who owns a professional practice, a partnership interest, or a corporation. Founder, Lorne MacLean, QC recently named Top 25 Canadian Lawyer warns separated spouses to ensure they look at the right financial documents so they don’t […]
Calgary High Net Worth Separation Divorce
Calgary High Net Worth Separation Divorce during COVID-19 is complicated. The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. The second wave of infections is expected (if not already here) together with the flu season. The pandemic is expected to get worse before it gets better, and it’s not going to get better without a vaccine, not realistically […]
Kelowna Penticton High Net Worth Family Lawyer
Lorne MacLean, QC is the founder of MacLean Family Law’s Kelowna Penticton High Net Worth Family Lawyer team. MacLean Law is one of the largest family firms in Western Canada and brings decades of experience and strategic thinking to help you resolve your family matters. Discretely resolving high net worth divorces and separations and protecting […]
Best Richmond Family Lawyers
MacLean Law has been named one of the Best Richmond Family Lawyers firms by threebestrated again this year. The firm is proud to have amongst the best Richmond family lawyers as proven by our winning record as Best Vancouver family law firm for the past 5 years in a row as voted by Top Choice […]
Calgary Family Property Act Cohabitation Agreements
Calgary Family Property Act Cohabitation Agreements are now a hot topic in Alberta. An odd thing happened during COVID-19. While the news was occupied with the COVID-19 social and economic shutdown, common-law couples in Alberta gained the same property rights upon relationship breakdown as married couples. This was a significant development in family law in Alberta. […]
COVID 19 Division of Family Property
COVID 19 Division of Family Property is a hot button issue for separated parties in Calgary and BC. Nearly three months into the COVID-19 social and economic shut-down, things are starting to get back to (a new) normal – some retail and personal (ie. barbers, doctors, dentists, etc.) services are re-opening; cafes, restaurants, pubs, and […]
