Many BC family law clients who separate or divorce after lengthy marriages have employment pensions. Thes BC pensions may be defined benefit pensions or defined contribution pensions. These BC family pensions are often more valuable than all of the other assets of both spouses combined and we are shocked to see how often mistakes are […]
Unmarried Spouses and Common Law Constructive Trust Claims Against Pensions
If you are in a BC common law relationship also called a Vancouver marriage like relationship your present claim to a BC spouse’s pension is far weaker than if you were married to your spouse who has a private pension plan entitlement. The laws on private pension plan division for BC unmarried persons living in […]
