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change in one or both parties financial situations change in a significant way since an order for spousal support was originally made.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 […]
BC Shared Custody Spousal Support Lawyers
BC Shared Custody Spousal Support Lawyers help family law clients share the costs of raising children as well as the responsibility to raise their children. With shared custody, both parents share the joy and the burdens of raising children more equally. BC Shared Custody Spousal Support Lawyers know raising children on a shared basis is […]
Vancouver Lump Sum Support
Tax Implications of Vancouver retroactive lump-sum support Have you or someone you know been ordered to pay a retroactive lump-sum support? Our Vancouver Lump Sum Support lawyers know the rules that apply to this area of family support law such as interest on late payments, reductions for loss of tax deductions and inclusions, and for future […]
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 […]
MacLean Law in the Community
MacLean Law Supports Vancouver Pride Week Vancouver just celebrated another successful Pride Week, including the Pride Parade that brings a fantastic celebration to the streets of Vancouver. Congratulations to the group from The Canadian Bar Association – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC) who organized the Legally Proud float. “SOGIC represents people from all […]
EXCLUSIVE POSSESSION AND USE OF THE MATRIMONIAL HOME – A DIFFICULT TEST TO MEET
A common question that newly separated couples sometimes face is: who should stay in the home? Occasionally the parties will continue to live together under the same roof even after separation, for financial reasons or for the benefit of the children. There are times, however, when one (or both) parties no longer wishes to continue […]
New BC Family Relations Act Definition of BC Spouse Changes BC Common Law Spousal Support and BC Property Rights for BC Unmarried Persons
If you are a BC unmarried person in a BC common law- also called a BC marriage-like relationship- the rules of the game for British Columbia spousal support and for BC property division are about to radically change. The definition of “spouse” that controls the rights you have to spousal support have been expanded due […]
WHAT INCOME IS USED FOR BC SPOUSAL AND BC CHILD SUPPORT FOR A SELF EMPLOYED BC OWNER OF A BUSINESS?
Warning-Pre tax profits are the default guideline income for spousal and child support. We often warn our family clients involved in a BC spousal or child support case that the tax return of a BC self employed spouse does not present an accurate picture of the income that the court will use for determining guideline […]
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 […]
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.
