Are Oral Agreements Enforceable in a Separation or Divorce?
Authors: Jeannette Aucoin and Adrienne Adams In Voitchovsky v. Gibson, 2022 BCCA 428 the appellant, Ms. Voitchovsky, sought an equal division of family property and ... Continued
Is Child Support Required for Adult Children in BC?
Authors: Chantal Cattermole, Sarah Tradewell and Adrienne Adams In British Columbia, child support obligations usually end when a child reaches 19, the age of majority ... Continued
Platonic Parents: U.K. Court Awards Parentage Order for Diverse Family Structure
By Jeannette Aucoin and Harkeerit Shoker In the case of X & Anor v. B & Anor [2022] EWFC 129, a U.K. Court ruled on ... Continued
Claws and Effect – Family Separation and the Family Pet
By Chantal M. Cattermole and Joanna Ludlow As more families choose to adopt pets, the law may need to catch up with collective expectations and ... Continued
Certainty in Surrogacy: The Dangers and Realities of Informal Surrogacy
By Jeannette Aucoin and Jaicee Payette In a high-conflict case out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the reality and dangers of entering into ... Continued
Welcoming Our Newest Partner, Virginia Richards
Clark Wilson is pleased to welcome our newest Partner Virginia Richards to the firm’s Family Law practice. With over a decade of experience in family ... Continued
Therapy, not Therapist – The limits of a child’s consent to healthcare
What happens when a child’s consent to healthcare has major ramifications beyond the treatment itself? This was one of many issues addressed in the BC ... Continued
Upcoming Conference | CLEBC’s Planned Parenthood 2022: Assisted Human Reproduction and the Law
Join Clark Wilson Family Law lawyer Jeannette Aucoin as she presents at the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia‘s Planned Parenthood 2022 virtual conference ... Continued
A Certain Uncertainty – Discretionary Trusts and the Division of Family Property
Many families choose a discretionary trust when planning their estates for the operative term: discretion. However, along with this discretion comes a high degree of ... Continued
The New Framework for Relocating Children in Mobility Applications
By Chantal M. Cattermole and Dani Gorelov In Gordon v Goertz ([1996] 2 SCR 27) (“Gordon”), the Supreme Court of Canada drafted a framework for ... Continued
Clarifying the Approach for Admitting New Evidence in Appellate Proceedings
By Chantal M. Cattermole and Dani Gorelov The Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Palmer [1980] 1 SCR 759 (“Palmer”) established the criteria ... Continued
Child Vaccination – A Decision from Ontario
By Chantal M. Cattermole and Lauren Zeleschuk In February 2023, the Court of Appeal overturned this decision. Please see our updated blog here. Though the ... Continued