Parties often settle their marital breakdown differences by entering into a contract called a separation agreement. How are separation agreements enforced and in what courts in British Columbia?
Case Comment on Miglin v. Miglin: Are Separation Agreements Finally Final?
On April 17, 2003, the Supreme Court of Canada released the long-awaited judgment in Miglin v. Miglin [2003] S.C.J. No. 21, 2003 SCC 24, regarding separation agreements. All nine justices of the Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal. Judgment for the majority of seven justices was written by […]
BC Divorce & BC Family Law RRSP, Pension, Insurance
Revoking Designated Beneficiaries: Better Safe than Sorry! Once parties have completed a separation agreement or have finalized the division of property after a divorce or relationship breakdown, each may believe that they have sufficiently dealt with property matters and can move on with their lives having successfully disentangled themselves. This may not always be the […]
