As BC family agreement lawyers we want people to know that while there is a prevailing assumption that adultery on the part of one party would be an advantageous position for the other party in a domestic dispute – this is inaccurate! British Columbia as part of Canada has a no-fault divorce regime. We are […]
WORST BC DIVORCE AND VANCOUVER FAMILY LAW MISTAKES
Our hard working Associate James Cudmore says that good BC family lawyers like the divorce lawyers at our Vancouver family law firm all want to make sure that you receive legal advice before entering into any sort of BC marriage contract before during your relationship or on its breakdown. Don’t be foolish meet with a lawyer […]
Vancouver Family Law and Significantly Unfair Marriage and Separation Agreements
Our newest Vancouver family law associate joins us after an early career as a BC Supreme Court clerk and after practicing with a large national law firm. She was attracted to us by our client focused “people not paper” approach. Today she explains that while the governments and courts encourage parties to settle your disputes […]
BC Cohabitation Agreements, BC Prenuptial Agreements and BC Marriage Agreement Vancouver Family Law and Divorce Lawyers
As BC’s largest family law firm with four offices, including our head office in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, across the Province and 9 lawyers we offer the following advice on agreements to our BC family law clients who are about to embark on what they hope will be a happy and fulfilling relationship whether it […]
Vancouver BC Prenuptial Agreement Lawyers
Vancouver BC Prenuptial Agreement Lawyers explain that now more than ever is the time to consider a properly drafted BC Prenup, BC prenuptial or BC BC Marriage Agreement as a result of the new BC Family Law Act’s focus on allowing spouses to determine what they want their marriage to look lke before, during and […]
CHANGES PROPOSED FOR BC SEPARATION, BC PRENUPTIAL, BC COHABITATION AND BC MARRIAGE AGREEMENTS
BC Family law changes and clarification of the law related to BC Separation, BC, Cohabitation and BC prenuptial and Marriage Agreements are proposed in Family Relations Act Reform White Paper 2010 legislation which will include a separate section for Bc family agreements acknowledging the important role marriage and separation agreements play in resolving family law […]
BC Law on Varying or Setting Aside Unfair BC Separation Agreements or BC Marriage Agreements 2010 Update
We are often asked to review BC separation agreement or BC marriage agreements with a view to setting the BC separation or BC Marriage agreement aside and Shelagh Kinney of our BC Family Law office had a nice win recently in a case on behalf of the wife in L v. L, a BC Supreme […]
BC Case Alert-Unmarried Couples, BC Marriage Like Relationship and BC Spousal Support
P.P.W. v. R.S.L.B., 2010 BCSC 58 – 2010/01/15 Is an interesting BC unmarried couples, BC common law and BC marriage like relationship case where the BC Supreme Court had to determine if unmarried parties lived in a marriage like relationship” for a period of two years sufficient to justify entitlement to a spousal support award. […]
Adultery and Misconduct in BC Divorce and British Columbia Separation
Many BC divorce and British Columbia Separated parents involved in a BC child custody case think their chances of receiving child custody, more or less support, or a larger share of the family property will change if their spouse has had an affair. In reality an affair has little if any impact on the issues […]
BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT CONSENT ORDERS VARIATION AND MIGLIN TWO STEP TEST FOR VARIATION OF SPOUSAL SUPPORT
In Turpin v Clark the BC Court of Appeal partially allowed a husband’s appeal from a BC spousal support judgment allowing the wife’s upward quantum variation to comply with the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines of a Consent step down BC spousal support Order.
