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BC Separation Law for Divorcing and Separating Common Law and Unmarried Spouses

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 […]

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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.

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HIGH INCOME BC SPOUSAL SUPPORT AND CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES CALCULATION AND GROSS UP FOR LOWER TAXES

BC spousal support and child support awards start with a proper calculation of the BC paying spouses spousal and child support guideline income which can be taken from tax returns, financial statements showing pre- tax corporate earnings and in cases of foreign income a figure that may be grossed up to reflect a Canadian equivalent income for exchange rate differences and to take into account the income may be received on a tax free basis or on a reduced tax basis compared to the prevailing rates in Canada. Income will often also include bonuses, severance pay and overtime.

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BC Common Law Relationships, BC Cohabitation Spousal Support and BC Unmarried Couples Property Division

More BC spouses live in BC common law relationships or marriage like relationships and when they separate the law that applies for spousal support and property division can be different than for married persons. Recent BC family law articles in the Globe and other papers indicate that more people are choosing to live together without […]

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BC Family Asset and British Columbia Property Division and Reapportionment in Short to Medium Length Marriages Ending in British Columbia Divorce

As Vancouver family lawyers and Fort St John family law and divorce lawyers, we are often asked what BC courts do in shorter marriages in British Columbia that end in divorce both with respect to British Columbia spousal support and BC family asset division. We are also frequently asked what kind of BC assets are divided at the end of a marriage? We advise people that the test is whether the assets were ordinarily used for a family purpose.

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