Lorne MacLean, Q.C., founder of the highly rated* MacLean Law handles hundreds of complex, later in life middle age separations and divorces. The “grey divorce” wave has hit Canada and BC and a significant portion of our Vancouver high net worth family separation practice relates to wealth preservation strategies at the end of a long term relationship […]
BC High Conflict Child Custody Parental Alienation- Levels of Alienation
Lorne MacLean and Ari Wormeli are just finishing week 4 of a highly contested BC parental alienation and or estrangement case. These cases require a tremendous amount of work to uncover which aspect and or parent is causing the children to ally with one against visiting the other parent. Such cases are heartbreaking below we […]
Varying or Setting Aside Unfair BC Separation Agreements
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 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.
