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Our law firm blog is your legal information resource for the latest tips, news, and legal information online. Using the categories on this page, you can navigate to the area of practice you are most interested in. Whether you are searching for information regarding Family Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury Law, or anything in between, our law firm blog offers a wealth of information to browse.

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Family Law 2020/02/27

How To File An Uncontested Divorce

An uncontested divorce is a straight-forward process where ex-spouses can file a joint-application to finalize their divorce.  It is only applicable for couples who have an agreement on all the issues surrounding their separation (for example, dividing family property, spousal and child support and parenting time) and who have been separated for at least one … Continued

Family Law 2019/10/29

Common-Law Spousal Support Has Time Limits

There are time limits for spousal support applications for legally married spouses and spouses living in a marriage–like relationship. Spouses intending to make a claim of support against their spouse after separation should be aware that there are different time limitations for making the claim for support, depending on whether or not they were legally … Continued

Family Law 2019/10/29

How Custody Works in British Columbia

When a couple goes through the difficult process of separating and/or divorcing and have children, the issue of which parent is going to have custody comes up. There are different kinds of custody in BC: Sole custody: one parent is in charge of caring for and making decisions for the child. Joint custody: both parents … Continued

Family Law 2019/10/04

Grandparents’ Custody Rights in British Columbia

A separation can have a profound effect on the family.  When parents separate, they will either, through agreement or through the courts, decide on when and how they will spend time with their children.  But Grandparents with a close relationship with their grandchildren are often left out of such agreements or orders. If you are … Continued

Family Law 2019/09/24

Family Law – What is Excluded Property?

Under British Columbia’s Family Law Act, the rule of thumb is that all ‘family property’ will be divided equally between spouses when they separate.  There are obvious exceptions to this rule, which will be covered in a future blog, but that does beg the question was is ‘family property? The easiest way to answer that … Continued

Family Law 2019/03/04

When Child Support Isn’t Enough

Special and Extraordinary Expenses: When Child Support Isn’t Enough You get child support payments from your ex-spouse.  Often times though, those child support payments are not enough to support your child’s extracurricular activities, tutoring and other big expenses. Special and extraordinary expenses are a type of child support that are separate and in addition to … Continued

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