Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts
• View Bio ) Published: October 8, 2010
Categorized: Uncategorised.
In family law, the question of someone’s background is sometime a relevant factor. The Ministry of the Attorney General has provided, through its Court Services Online website, a valuable starting point for an investigation of a person’s criminal justice [...read full post]
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts
• View Bio ) Published: September 9, 2010
Categorized: Case Analysis, Procedure.
In a situation where two different family law actions have been commenced dealing with the same parties – one in B.C. Provincial Court and the other in the Supreme Court of British Columbia – it is often the case that [...read full post]
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts
• View Bio ) Published: August 16, 2010
Categorized: Case Analysis, Custody and Access, Procedure.
According to a new B.C. Supreme Court decision, expert critiques and reviews of Section 15 Custody and Access reports should not be admitted as evidence at trial, nor should the testimony of that expert him or herself. In Hejzlar v. [...read full post]
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts
• View Bio ) Published: August 12, 2010
Categorized: Divorce.
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]
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts
• View Bio ) Published: August 5, 2010
Categorized: Family Court, Procedure.
I fully understand the multitude of factors involved in scheduling appearances before Masters and Judges in the Supreme Court. Cases settle, lawyers argue beyond their predicted times, people arrive with ex parte and short leave applications. But is there nothing [...read full post]