Category: Family Law
On November 23 the Court of Appeal released the family law decision N.R.G. v. G.R.G. 2017 BCCA 407. This is a very important case.
Part Two of this article considers common law grounds that may invalidate a separation agreement on the basis of it being significantly unfair.
Section 93 of the Family Law Act (the “FLA”) sets out the legal basis under which a court may set aside a written (and properly witnessed) agreement respecting property division.
The breakdown of a relationship inevitably triggers a number of issues, both personal and financial, that may require immediate and careful management.
In early February, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the appeal of a B.C. lower court decision dealing with retroactive child support.
I recently heard the litigation process in parenting disputes described by a mediator as “the dark side.” I generally agree.
When parents separate with dependent children both parents have a legal obligation to continue to financially support their children to the best of their abilities.
On April 28, 2016 the British Columbia Court of Appeal came out with a decision called V.J.F. v. S. K. W., 2016 BCCA 186. This decision called into question how property is to be divided in BC upon the breakdown of a spousal relationship under the Family Law Act.
The Family Law Act changed the law in BC in several ways and one of the most significant ways is property division on the breakdown of a spousal relationship.
Whether you will have a legal obligation to pay spousal support upon the breakdown of your relationship depends on quite a number of factors.
In what will undoubtedly be viewed as a landmark decision, on June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States effectively ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex marriage is legal throughout the US.
