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On January 1, 2020, the federal government changed the tax law relating to the way property is divided in family law matters which will make ... Continued
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On January 1, 2020, the federal government changed the tax law relating to the way property is divided in family law matters which will make ... Continued
As the use of reproductive technologies becomes more mainstream, the law (which is often slow to catch up with science) is evolving to recognize the ... Continued
In a decision handed down this week, the Court of Appeal attempted to clarify a question that has frustrated family law practitioners and clients alike: ... Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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