Family Law Matters
Vancouver Estate Lawyer – Voiding a Forced Marriage
Trevor Todd md Jackson Todd have over sixty years of estate experience including dealing with forced marriages in estate situations. In Jaura v Jaura 2025 BCSC 503 a young woman
BC Lawyer-Disinherited. When Do Spouses Separate?
Trevor Todd and Jackson Todd have been doing contested estate disputes for over sixty combined years, including acting for separeted spouses. Dixson v Moss 2023 BCSC 1248 discussed the
Criteria For a Marriage Like Relationship-2023
The court in Bellerose v Reda 2023 BCSC 748 reviewed the law re marriage like relationships and concluded in this case that one of the parties never intended to be
Family Verbal Agreement re Property Upheld
In Sojka v Sojka 2023 BCSC 52 the court upheld a verbal agreement made amongst family members as to the beneficial ownership of a parcel of property. In Suenv Suen
BC Estate Lawyer-Marriage Like Relationships
Trevor Todd and Jackson Todd have been practicing law in the area of contested estates for over sixty combined years, including the enormous range in what are now considered to
Family Compensation Act: Damages For Wrongful Death
Valencia-Paiaciao v KCP Heavy Industries Ltd. 2022 BCSC 1171 provided a good review of the law in British Columbia relating to claims under the Family Compensation Act for damages for
Marriage Agreements
The BC Supreme Court in Drummond v Billing 2022 BCSC 1076 reviewed the principles of law relating to marriage agreements. In that case the court set aside a marriage agreement
Family Law Re Property and Debt
Family Property and Debt was discussed in Williams v Williams 2022 BCSC 517. Although Family law and estate law have historically been very different, there has been a gradual trend
Marriage Like Relationships: Mutual Intent Not Necessary
The BC Court of Appeal in Mother 1 vs Solus Trust et al 2021 BCCA held that the mutual intent of both parties is not a prerequisite to finding that
Court Appointed Trustees For Infants ( S 159 FLA)
Individuals, (typically parents) and trust companies may apply to be appointed the trustee of the minor’s property pursuant to section 179 of the Family Law act. ( FLA) For example,