Dysfunctional Families-Cutting Ties
I have frequently interviewed clients who told me innumerable variations of the theme that caused them to cut ties with their parents, only to be
I have frequently interviewed clients who told me innumerable variations of the theme that caused them to cut ties with their parents, only to be
H.S.S. v S.H.D. 20216 BCSC 1300 discussed the legal concept of living separate and apart from a marriage like relationship or marriage as it is
LW v FW 2018 BCSC 1924 discusses the legal framework for the division of family assets/property and debt. In this particular case it was an
Bouchard v Bouchard 2018 BCSC 1728 dismissed an application for lump sum child maintenance for monies held in the estate of the deceased to died
Hinks v Gallardo 20114 ONCA 494 held that a British same sex partnership was a valid spousal marriage in Ontario and presumably also in British
Shinder v Shinder 2017 ONSC 4177 sets out the importance of how sworn financial disclosure in family (and estate) court actions must be honest and
Connor estate 2017 BCSC 978 could be a bit of a game changer for common law WESA spouses in the sense that the court finding
Leniuk Estate 2016 BCSC 159 held that a trustee for a child appointed under a will has priority over a guardian appointed under the Family
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Reiter v Hollub 2017 ONCA 186 reviewed the law of unjust enrichment and dismissed a 6 year common law
Dheenshaw v Gill 2017 BCSC 319 deals with an increasingly commonly litigation problem- the advancement of large sums of parents money to their children and the