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 […]
BC Child Custody and BC Child Mobility Update – Moving a Child Away
BC Child Custody and BC Child Mobility or change of residence cases often involve the need by one parent to move themselves and their child away from their existing residence- classified as BC child mobility or change of residence- to return to be closer to family support, to move away to obtain a promotion or […]
Adultery and Misconduct in BC Divorce and British Columbia Separation
Many BC divorce and British Columbia Separated parents involved in a BC child custody case think their chances of receiving child custody, more or less support, or a larger share of the family property will change if their spouse has had an affair. In reality an affair has little if any impact on the issues […]
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 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 […]
Retroactive British Columbia Child Support Guidelines 2009 Update – Credit for Voluntary Payments in BC
A recent BC family law, BC Court of Appeal case addressed the issue of giving credit to a millionaire payor spouse who failed to disclose his true income as against a retroactive award of BC child support based on the BC paying spouses blameworthy conduct in failing to disclose his true income over several years.
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.
