As lawyers, we are big fans of contracts. Contracts help to manage human transactions throughout a wide variety of social, economic and political areas in society. The law is a social construct, and as society advances and develops new technologies, [...read full post]
Categorized: Agreements, Assisted Reproduction, British Columbia, Contracts, Custody and Access, Family Law.
On February 18, 2016, the British Columbia Supreme Court announced a January 28, 2016 Order in Counsel making amendments to the Supreme Court Family Rules effective July 1, 2016. Notable among the amendments are changes to Form 20 and Form [...read full post]
Categorized: British Columbia, Legislation Analysis, Procedure.
One of the most difficult challenges survivors of abuse in custody and guardianship cases face is proving to the judge that they have been abused. Abuse survivors are often faced with the risk of being found to be exaggerating or [...read full post]
Categorized: British Columbia, Parenting, Violence.
On July 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of British Columbia released Kalafchi v. Yao, 2015 BCSC 1152 (Kalafchi), a new statement on contact under the Family Law Act (FLA). Contact is defined as time a person who is not [...read full post]
Categorized: British Columbia, Case Analysis, Commentary, Contact, Parenting Time.