Vancouver Power of Attorney Elder Abuse is a burgeoning area of family and estate law litigation. As wealthy boomers age and worry about their incapacity, they turn to trusted people to help manage their affairs so they are looked after and their assets and income are kept safe. When the trust they place in others […]
Calgary Spousal Support Reduction
How can I reduce spousal support? Reduce your spousal support with our Calgary Spousal Support Reduction lawyers. MacLean Family Law deals with cases where a material change in one or both parties financial situations change in a significant way since an order for spousal support was originally made. If a material change is proven support […]
Chinese Foreign Family Judgment Enforcement Lawyers
Is my Chinese foreign family law judgment enforceable in BC? Chinese Foreign Family Judgment Enforcement Lawyers deal with cases where foreign family law judgments may or may not be enforceable in BC. The savvy Chinese Foreign Family Judgment Enforcement Lawyers at MacLean Family Law also handle multi-million dollar cases where BC courts need to determine whether […]
Calgary Vancouver Spousal Support Lawyers
Lorne N. MacLean, QC founder of the award winning Calgary Vancouver Spousal Support Lawyers team at MacLean Law, is proud to once again receive Top Choice Award’s prestigious Best Vancouver Family Law Firm award. This award is the third best family law firm in Vancouver award MacLean Law has been awarded in the last 4 years. Our […]
Vancouver and Surrey Child Support
Vancouver and Surrey Child Support: a must read for parents by Jeff Zilkowsky of MacLean Law Ever wonder why the women on the Maury Povich show want to confirm ‘who the father is’? My (jaded) guess: they want child support. Our top rated lawyers are pleased to help you if you face a child support disagreement or […]
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 […]
New BC Family Relations Act Reform 2010
New BC Family Law changes- BC Family Relations Act Reform 2010 and the BC Family Law Act White Paper provides dramatic BC Family Law reforms to BC spousal support, BC family property division, BC common law property division, BC child custody-Lorne N. MacLean will be interviewed on the BC Family Relations Act Reform Law , […]
Key Canadian Tax Decision Allows Deduction of Divorce and Family Law Legal Fees Related to BC Child Support
A new Tax Court ruling affecting BC child support legal fee deduction could help you save thousands provided your BC family law counsel is aware of this important development. Come see The BC child support lawyers at MacLean Family Law Group to learn more about how this important ruling affects you. In short a new […]
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.