Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: October 4, 2012
An example of the courts using a straight application of the Child Support Guidelines in a high income situation: In Roche v. Chen, 2012 BCSC 1290, the BC Supreme Court reviewed the circumstances under which an interim child support [...read full post]
Categorized: Child Support, Legislation Analysis.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: June 15, 2012
In February of 2006, the Ministry of Attorney General began a review the Family Relations Act (“FRA”) with an aim to modernize family law in British Columbia. After years of consultation and review, the Family Law Act (“FLA”) was passed [...read full post]
Categorized: Agreements, Child Support, Custody and Access, Legislation Analysis, Spousal Support.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: February 17, 2012
The Act to Amend the Civil Marriage Act was tabled today in Ottawa. It seeks to adjust the act to allow non-Canadian residents married in Canada to be able to get a divorce in this country. Until this legislation passes, [...read full post]
Categorized: Divorce, Legislation Analysis.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: November 29, 2011
The Child Support Guidelines have been due for an update, and the DOJ has obliged. They have posted new table figures which will be used to make Guideline Child Support calculations from December 31, 2011 onwards. The adjustments are not [...read full post]
Categorized: Child Support, Legislation Analysis.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: November 23, 2011
On November 14, 2011, the Provincial government introduced Bill 16, which features a comprehensive revamping of the property law regime in the province. One significant change is that Property Division, which did not previously apply to “common law” spouses [...read full post]
Categorized: Legislation Analysis.