Ending the “Marriage-Like” Relationship?
In a recent decision, Mother 1 v. Solus Trust Company, 2019 BCSC 200, Justice Myers questioned the relevance of the term “marriage-like relationship”, a central ... Continued
Resulting and Constructive Trusts: A Question of Intention
Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of British Columbia illustrate the importance, and difficulty, of determining the intentions someone who transfers property when ownership ... Continued
Does “Death Do Us Part”? Separating the Living from the Dead in Family Law and Estate Litigation
A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia outlines the rights and obligations between spouses in life and after death, and how ... 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
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
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