As we drag ourselves past the first month of COVID-19 isolation, some of the potential ramifications are starting to come into focus. Every area of life is affected – every job, every social interaction, every plan and arrangement that people [...read full post]
Categorized: COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Most couples who divorce have children. Children’s issues in British Columbia seem to be numerous when kids’ parents are going through the divorce process or have gone through it. It takes a while for children to adjust to new situations, [...read full post]
Categorized: Children's Issues.
Tags: Children's Issues.
The courts are closed. Now may be the right time for you to start a court action.
Effective March 19, 2020 the Supreme Court of British Columbia has suspended regular operations at all of its locations to protect the health [...read full post]
Categorized: COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Through no fault of your own, you have been laid off, or your income has been lowered because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. This is a confusing and stressful time: what effect does this have on your legal obligation to [...read full post]
Categorized: Child Support, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Spousal Support.
We now have a BC Provincial Court decision which provides guidance on what will constitute an urgent matter that can be heard by the court during the court closure due to COVID. J.W. v. C.H., 2020 BCPC 52 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/j65hw [...read full post]
Categorized: COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Family Law.