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I worked a family law trial of over 40 court appearances over two years. The main issue was about Guardianship under the BC 2013 Family...
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Jul 27, 20231 min read
Consent Orders
Photo above of the Chilliwack Courthouse, by John Deacon QC, where I attended for a hearing set for all day. I was able to help another...
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Jul 25, 20231 min read
Ref the Division of Family Assets
Many people know that the 2013 FLA has a 50/50 division of family assets as the starting point then one can argue whether half would be...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 21, 20231 min read
FAMILY LAW CHANGE
Even though Provincial family law was changed in British Columbia in 2013 by the Family Law Act (FLA), most people do not know about...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read
Marital Separation
In a marital separation, money is a hot topic. Between spouses, the issue of money comes up in two ways = whether spousal support, also...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 18, 20231 min read
𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓
When do you have to pay Child support after separation - and how much is payable in British Columbia ? Since support is the right of...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Family Separation
The emotion in family separation is usually related to two major subjects - children and money. This post is about the division of...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Have you ever heard of Nidus.ca ?
It is a British Columbia website for personal planning that started in 1995 to help explain the new personal planning document called a...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 15, 20231 min read
Common-law Marriages
Common-law Marriages In BC, a common-law marriage occurs after living together as spouses for 24 or more consecutive months, and a legal...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 14, 20231 min read
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Unlike Ontario which has a Unified Family Court, in British Columbia there are two courts that handle family legal issues - the...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 13, 20231 min read
CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS
Did you know that child support, since it is the right of the child, is a priority for the courts to calculate and enforce. Further, FMEP...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Consent Orders
Consent Orders The photo of the Chilliwack Courthouse, by John Deacon QC, where I attended a hearing set for all day. I was able to help...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jun 12, 20231 min read
In a marital separation, money is a hot topic.
In a marital separation, money is a hot topic. Between spouses, the issue of money comes up in two ways = whether spousal support, also...
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Sea to Sky Law
Jun 6, 20231 min read
When do you have to pay Child support after separation - and how much?
When do you have to pay Child support after separation - and how much? When do you have to pay Child support after separation - and how...
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May 30, 20231 min read
Have you ever heard of Nidus.ca?
Have you ever heard of Nidus.ca It is a British Columbia web site for personal planning that started in 1995 to help explain the new...
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Sea to Sky Law
May 28, 20231 min read
The importance of Financial Disclosure in Family Law
The importance of Financial Disclosure in Family Law The failure to promptly provide all financial disclosure in family cases has been...
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Sea to Sky Law
May 20, 20231 min read
CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS
CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS Did you know that child support, since it is the right of the child, is a priority for the courts to calculate and...
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May 10, 20231 min read
CHILD CUSTODY QUESTION
CHILD CUSTODY QUESTION QUESTION - If a parent has sole custody but has not exercised the custody leaving the children in the care of...
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Apr 12, 20232 min read
Ref the Division of Family Assets in British Columbia under the 2013 Family Law Act (FLA)
Ref the Division of Family Assets in British Columbia under the 2013 Family Law Act (FLA) Many people know that the 2013 FLA has a 50/50...
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Sea to Sky Law
Mar 27, 20232 min read
COMMON LAW MARRIAGE versus formal Government Licenced Marriage
Statistics Canada provides that in 2017 over 70% of Canadians between the age of 25 to 64 had a partner and that the number in 2016 who...
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