Dysfunctional Families-Cutting Ties
April 23, 2019 No Comments
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
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Marital Separation and Intention
April 5, 2019 No Comments
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
Division of Family Assets and Debt
November 19, 2018 No Comments
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
Spousal or Child Support After Death
October 20, 2018 No Comments
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
Same Sex Partnership
July 27, 2017 No Comments
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
Sworn Financial Disclosure
July 21, 2017 No Comments
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
Common Law Spouse Expanded
June 22, 2017 No Comments
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
Trustee For Child Under Will Has Priority
May 18, 2017 No Comments
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
Unjust Enrichment in Common Law Relationships
March 14, 2017 No Comments
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
Parent Money to Children: Gift or Loan?
March 6, 2017 No Comments
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