Obtaining an interim advance on legal fees under the Family Law Act
In a recent BC Supreme Court case, Zhang v. Fan, 2018 BCSC 2162, Clark Wilson LLP successfully obtained a $350,000 interim advance for legal fees ... Continued
The Law of Privilege: What happens when company law collides with family law?
A new case from the Supreme Court of British Columbia shows that privilege may stop a director who is also a spouse in a family ... Continued
Vital to put Family Law Agreements in Writing
The recent decision of Hasselwander v. Ludwigson, 2018 BCSC 1814 is an important reminder that the BC Supreme Court tends to hold family law litigants to ... Continued
Bouchard v. Bouchard – The Intersection of Estate Law and Family Law
The recent decent of Justice Donegan in Bouchard v. Bouchard, 2018 BCSC 1728, shows the importance of attending to the procedural and substantive law of ... Continued
For the love of Canada and not your spouse – weddings for immigration and not for love
In a recent decision by Justice Shergill, Charan v. Charan, 2018 BCSC 1537, the Court had the opportunity to consider the operation of family legislation ... Continued
Crooks beware: illegal income and support
For some people crime does pay, and the BC Supreme Court takes that fact into account when considering awards for spousal and child support. In ... Continued
Trusts and Estates Freezes Under Part 5 of the FLA – Walking on Thin Ice
Since the coming into force of the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 [FLA], much has been written about the implications of the family ... Continued
Where do trust assets go when a relationship breaks down?
Upon the breakdown of a spousal relationship, dividing property between the two spouses is often a contentious issue. One common source of conflict is the ... Continued
Explaining the Proposed Revisions to the Divorce Act (Canada)
Today in Ottawa, Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced a bill that would see significant changes to Canada’s Divorce Act. The goals of Bill C-78 are to put the ... Continued
Supporting Indigenous governments: One child at a time
In the work to support Indigenous governments and their businesses, we sometimes forget about the children. Yet the 2016 Truth and Reconciliation Report and Calls ... Continued