Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: November 2, 2011
When there is a separation or divorce, estate law and family law are very much intertwined with one another. At Henderson Heinrichs we have found that our clients are often justifiably concerned with who will care for their children in [...read full post]
Categorized: Custody and Access, Divorce, Legislation Analysis, Wills and Estates.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: October 18, 2011
At Henderson Heinrichs, we are often asked to seek a determination that the spouses in a marriage have no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. Normally, this is not a particularly contentious issue. However, there are circumstances in which a declaration such [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Divorce, Family Court, Procedure.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: October 27, 2010
The BC Court of Appeal just released a decision called Domirti v. Domirti, 2010 BCCA 472, which considered an appeal by the husband from an Order that he pay indefinite spousal support to his wife. The basis on which [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Child Support, Divorce, Procedure.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: August 12, 2010
I came across an article in The Walrus last week regarding a Chicago law firm which put out a rather risqué advertisement trumpeting, “Life’s short. Get a divorce”. This got me thinking about what, as family lawyers, the line is [...read full post]
Categorized: Divorce.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: July 19, 2010
Yesterday, BC Attorney-General Mike deJong released a White Paper, which contains proposals and recommendations for a revised Family Relations Act. Family law in BC is regulated primarily by the federal Divorce Act and the provincial Family Relations Act. [...read full post]
Categorized: Common Law, Divorce, Legislation Analysis, Procedure.