Lorne MacLean Q.C. and MacLean Law’s experienced lawyers applaud the changes to the Vancouver Family Property Division portion of the BC Family Law Act. There are two key definitions that our Vancouver family property division lawyers apply to Vancouver and BC family property division cases to ensure fair property division when couples are separating. The […]
Vancouver Family Law Gifts and Inheritances Lawyer
One of the most contentious issues for Vancouver family lawyers under the Family Law Act is how gifts and inheritances are dealt with when a relationship ends. Often these gifts or inheritances are used to buy property outright, to make down payments, or to reduce or pay off mortgages on a jointly owned family home. […]
BC Family Law Act Excluded Property Lawyers
The BC government has released new Family Law Act Bill that will propose sweeping changes to British Columbia family law. For the 1st time in British Columbia couples in marriage like relationships- also called BC common-law relationships- will now be governed by a statutory presumption of equal division of assets upon marriage breakdown. However, […]
