Collaborative Law is an integrated cross-disciplinary system for problem solving in a separation and divorce situations. The MacLean Family law lawyers coordinate their work with other collaborative professionals who specialize in addressing emotional and financial problems of divorce. Other professionals may include communication coaches, financial planners, psychologists and child specialists. Everyone works together as a […]
BC Parental Alienation And Canadian Cases
MacLean Law has been in the forefront of protecting children during separation for over 30 years. BC parental alienation and or BC parental estrangement is a serious issue in high conflict cases. We have held seminars and created videos to explain the hurtful scenario that occurs in BC parental alienation cases. We can be reached […]
BC Marriage No Longer Revokes Your Will
The experienced BC contested and disputed wills and estate litigation lawyers at MacLean Estate Litigation handle Wills disputes across BC. Our estate and Will dispute offices are located in Vancouver, Surrey, Fort St John and Kelowna. Anne Hutchinson of our Fort St John office warns that New WESA legislation has changed the way a marriage […]
BC Family Dispute Mediators and Arbitrators
MacLean Family Law has a team of three senior lawyers who are qualified to act across BC as family law mediators and family law arbitrators. The new focus of the BC Family Law Act is to encourage clients to reach cooperative and collaborative solutions to their marriage or relationship breakdown. Our senior BC family law […]
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 […]
BC SEPARATED SPOUSES PENSION DIVISION LAWYERS
As BC family property division lawyers, we deal with division of parties’ private and CPP pensions at separation. We also see common mistakes regarding failures to deal with CPP credits whether by dividing or waiving a claim to these credits. One of the vexing issues in family property pension division occurs when there is a […]
UNFAIR VANCOUVER MARRIAGE AGREEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE
BC Marriage agreements and Vancouver separation agreements can be varied if they are unfair. A key factor is often whether one side had independent legal advice and the other did not. Rarely, the independent legal advice a party receives is so bad that it leads to an agreement being varied. If you want to ensure […]
BC Step Child Support – Stepparent Child Support Decision
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. Stepparents are routinely liable for support under either of the Divorce Act (if married) or the Family Relations Act of […]
Rights of Non-Biological Children in Wills Variation Claims
If you believe that you have been unfairly treated in a loved one’s Will or Estate, please give us a call now in our Vancouver office at 604.602.9000 or from anywhere in North America toll-free at 1.877.602.9900 or send us an email via our secure website. Our experienced BC Wills Variation and Estate Litigation lawyers are happy […]
CPP Canada Pension Plan Splitting Upon BC Separation and Divorce
Canada Pension Plan Credit Splitting CPP Canada Pension Plan Pensionable Credit Division and BC Separation Agreements and Divorce Orders – Be Careful! BC family law clients and their spouses often reach comprehensive separation agreements with regards to the care of control of children, child support, spousal support and property. They negotiate and take matters to their […]
