Family Law

By Jessica West In British Columbia, there is no formal paperwork or process required to be considered legally separated from your spouse. Under the Family Law Act, a person is considered a [...]

A couple separated seven years into their marriage, with a child born with disabilities that required lifelong care. Many years later, they signed a settlement agreement that covered all issues [...]

When does a limitation period expire? If a transaction or transfer has taken place before the deceased death but are not discovered until after death, is it too late to go back and challenge the [...]

In a recent appeal case, the wife requested to remove sperm from her recently-deceased husband posthumously. The couple already had one child. The wife wanted to use the sperm to create embryos [...]

Learn the basics of family law. Each card covers one legal aspect of separation, such as: which laws apply, how couples can reach agreements, and how to deal with issues involving children and [...]

An Ontario Court of Appeal decision in a case called Leitch v. Novac focused primarily on the interesting legal issue of whether, in the Family Law context, it is possible for one spouse to [...]

The parties had a 15-year marriage with no children. They jointly operated retail kiosks at two BC ferry terminals, property found to be joint family property. During the marriage, both husband [...]

While family law arbitration has been practiced for many decades in Ontario, it is still in its infancy in British Columbia, after being introduced in 2013. British Columbia’s leading case is [...]

A property that is owned by the deceased becomes an estate asset. Does the person who occupies the space need to pay rent for staying in that property? Some cases, where the surviving spouse is [...]

Sometimes siblings fight over sentimental items during the division of estate when a parent passes away. The item may have no little to no monetary value but is the cause of disagreement. In the [...]