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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
