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McCaffrey V. Paleolog – Obligation to Support Your Children

Even here in the beautiful Fraser Valley, it can be challenging to find time to spend with your family. Any parent knows how fast kids can change from one day to the next. For those of us in a shared custody situation, or for those who have had to deal with a painful divorce or separation, it never seems like you can spend as much time with your children as you would like. In British Columbia, however, the Courts have decided that your obligation to support your children financially is just as important.

August 26, 2013

Semancik V. Saunders – Supporting Grown Children

We all know that the breakdown of a marriage can be hard on children. A lot of what we deal with in family law is simply trying to make the best of a hard situation by trying to make life as consistent and safe as possible for them. This is obviously the hardest to do when they are young, but it’s important to understand how family law deals with the transitional stage when they go from child to adult as well. This is the age when they buy their first car, or they head off to university. Sometimes at that age our children want to explore away from their homes in Abbotsford or Chilliwack, and they want to spread their wings and experience the world. What then are the responsibilities of a parent paying child support?

August 26, 2013

The Concept of Guardianship: New and Improved?

With the coming into force of the Family Law Act (the “Act”) on March 18, 2013, the concepts of Custody and Guardianship have been significantly affected. Prior to the introduction of the Act, upon the dissolution of a marriage involving children, the Divorce Act (“DA”) and the Family Relations Act (“FRA”) governed issues surrounding parenting arrangements. The DA, dealt with Custody while the FRA dealt with both Custody and Guardianship. Thus, an overlapping concept of Custody existed under the DA and the FRA. This concept, while somewhat empty, was largely valued by clients for the perception of power and control it implied, while guardianship was valued for the rights it provided parents to be involved in the major decisions regarding the child.

August 8, 2013

Unfair Division of Property – Change in Standards

On March 18, 2013, BC’s new Family Law Act (the “Act”) came into force replacing theFamily Relations Act (the “FRA”). In the three months since enactment there have been few cases that have been decided solely under the new Act but in the recent decision of G.(L.) v. G.(R.), Brown J. had the opportunity to consider the change in standards in determining the division of property from the FRA to the new Act.

August 8, 2013

Fore-Warned: Negligence on the Golf Course

Chilliwack is blessed with some of the most beautiful and playable golf-courses around, and may have more golf per capita than anywhere else. When you

March 8, 2013

Child Support for Adult Children by Cristen Gleeson

Semancik v. Saunders We all know that the breakdown of a marriage can be hard on children. This is often hardest when the children are

December 15, 2012

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McCaffrey V. Paleolog – Obligation to Support Your Children

Semancik V. Saunders – Supporting Grown Children

The Concept of Guardianship: New and Improved?

Unfair Division of Property – Change in Standards

Fore-Warned: Negligence on the Golf Course

Child Support for Adult Children by Cristen Gleeson

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