We as British Columbia family law and BC divorce lawyers as well as lawyers acting for unmarried couples are often asked to explain the differences in law that applies to divorcing as opposed to separating unmarried couples. There are several differences between the legal rights of individuals separating from a marriage versus those that are […]
BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT REVIEW ORDERS AND ATTRIBUTED AND IMPUTED INCOME TO RECEIPIENT SPOUSE AND ONUS AT BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT HEARING REVIEW HEARING
The Supreme Court of Canada established defined the limited situations when a BC spousal support review can be ordered on BC spousal support awards in the Leskun. The British Columbia spousal support review order is still used as a tool to encourage a reluctant spouse to take steps to move in part or in whole towards self- sufficiency.
BC FAMILY ASSETS AND BC PROPERTY DIVISION AND BC FAMILY ASSET VALUATION ISSUES IN SPECIE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSETS
Many BC Family Law and British Columbia divorce clients who have BC family assets and who are dividing BC family assets may be missing the boat on getting their fair share of BC family assets or other or BC business assets when an asset at the time of trial or division in a separation agreement has no current value but which BC family asset has the potential to increase in value in the future. Where a BC commercial property or BC business asset or BC patent asset currently has no value a good BC Family Law lawyer should ensure that you do not simply transfer your one half share in this BC family asset to the other spouse for no value.
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.
What Makes the Best* BC Family Lawyer or Top Vancouver BC Family Law Firm?
As the managing partner at MacLean Family Law I recently spoke to a number of Canada‚’s largest law firm managing partners at the CBA Law Firm Leadership Conference in Toronto, where I told the audience we needed to regain the public’s trust as lawyers and to show more compassion for our clients and that our goal as lawyers on behalf of our clients was to make everyone involved in our clients’ family law matter a part of the crew and not part of the cargo.
BC Child Custody – What Happens When a Parent With Child Custody Wants to Move Away?
An interesting BC family law and divorce article on BC Child Custody and BC child access and BC parental mobility was published in the Vancouver Sun today by Darah Hansen. The article points out that there is no automatic entitlement to move away with child after divorce -but rather the court will look at what […]
Free British Columbia Divorce and Travel Consent Form To be used by Custody and Access Parents to leave BC
Parents who are divorced or separated in BC and who have child custody or child access need a signed travel consent form signed by the other parent or a BC court order saying they have sole custody or the right to leave the country to avoid problems when leaving with their children or returning to British Columbia. Make sure you get the form signed well in advance of the trip to avoid last minute stress for you and the children.
BC FAMILY LAW ANNOUNCES FREE BC DIVORCE AND SEPARATION QUESTION AND ANSWER FORUM ON MACLEAN FAMILY LAW GROUP’S FACEBOOK PAGE
Please feel free to post your BC divorce and British Columbia separation questions on BC Child custody, BC access, BC Spousal support, and BC family assets on our MacLean Family Law Group facebook page
Great new online child custody calendar
A great new Justice Canada Child Custody and British Columbia child access online calendar will help BC Family Law clients and BC Family Lawyers keep each party informed and up to date on what their children are doing after marriage breakdown.
BC Retroactive Child Support and BC Spousal Support
Our BC Court of Appeal recently reiterated the test for retroactive awards of British Columbia child support in Hinds v. Hinds [2008] BCJ No. 2540 where the Court reviewed the law.
