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]
There seems to be a spate of “retroactive child maintenance for adult children” cases coming out of the courts. The seemingly immortal Hartshorne case is once more in the forefront, with the parties appearing before the B.C. Court of Appeal [...read full post]
There has recently been a flurry of cases referencing, examining or at least mentioning Skype in the context of access and mobility. As is becoming increasingly known, Skype is software which allows people to make voice and, by way of [...read full post]
Here’s an issue: Rule 60E(6) of the Rules of Court (Rule 7-1(8) of the Family Rules which come into effect in a few days) dictates that a Requisition and Notice of Judicial Case Conference and a copy of Parts 1, [...read full post]
An interesting case out of the B.C. Supreme Court this year dealing with a party responsible for spousal support deciding to retire early. In Szczerbaniwicz v. Szczerbaniwicz, 2010 CarswellBC 759, 2010 B.C.S.C. 421, the Plaintiff and the Defendant separated [...read full post]
