Divorce law blog

Rushing to resolution – some pitfalls you need to be aware of

Written by: Alex Chan (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: May 25, 2020

“I just want to get it over with”: Rushing to sign a separation agreement can be costly

Divorce and common law separations can be complicated. It can take more time and cost more money than you expect, which is why [...read full post]

Categorized: Agreements, British Columbia, Commentary, Contracts, Dispute Resolution, Division of Property, Divorce, Family Law, Procedure, Property Division, Separation, Vancouver.

Challenges of Cryptocurrency in Family Law

Written by: Virginia Richards (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: May 29, 2018

The Emergence of Cryptocurrency

The growing ubiquity of electronic communications over the past two decades has had a profound impact on the way we practice law.  No longer are we sending letters to opposing counsel by mail or courier; rather, [...read full post]

Categorized: Commentary, Debt, Divorce, Finances, Income, Tax.
Tags: bitcoin, cryptocurrency.

An Update on Joint Tenancy and Confusion Regarding Excluded Property under the Family Law Act

Written by: Joseph Broadhurst (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: September 29, 2016

We have previously written about excluded property and then about emerging confusion regarding Excluded Property under the Family Law Act. As a general principle a spouse who brings an asset into a relationship is entitled to keep the value of [...read full post]

Categorized: Commentary, Legislation Analysis, Property Division.

Retroactive Child Support: 19 years or 3 years?

Written by: Joseph Broadhurst (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: August 12, 2016

Since the Supreme Court of Canada decision in D.B.S. v. S.R.G. 2006 SCC 37, retroactive child support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support [...read full post]

Categorized: Appeals, Case Analysis, Child Support, Commentary.

Weekly Family Law Roundup #3

Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: July 27, 2015

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.