Lorne N MacLean, QC addresses the thorny issue of applications to reduce or cancel support due to a material change in circumstances in today’s blog. Our award winning Vancouver Variation Reduce Support Lawyers explain the test to vary or reduce support is designed to ensure frequent court applications do not occur if there has been […]
VANCOUVER RETROACTIVE SPOUSAL AND BC CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS ENFORCEMENT
BC spousal and child support statutory limitation periods have been removed BUT common law limits are still a factor. Nothing is worse for a family law client than a delay in dealing with a variation or enforcement of child and spousal support arrears. The British Columbia government recently introduced Bill 34, the Limitation Act (the […]
BC SPOUSAL AND CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS CANCELLATION AND VARIATION TEST UNFAIR
I disagree with the current and proposed Family Relations Act child or spousal payment arrears (unpaid support) test that establishes there will be no cancellation of support arrears unless it would be “grossly unfair” not to do so. The Act arguably treats common law and married couples differently and applies a one-sided and unfair test […]
