Common-Law Relationships and Property Division in BC: What Couples Need to Know October, 2026: CanadianLawyer interviewed Fraser MacLean, a thought leader in Vancouver family law and common-law relationships in BC. The British Columbia’s Family Law Act provides important property-division protections for unmarried couples, but determining whether a relationship qualifies can be more complicated than many […]
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 […]
