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 […]
BC Adultery Marital Affairs Spousal Misconduct and BC Marriage and Cohabitation Agreements
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 […]
