Family Law Blog

We are proud to announce our latest family law success at the British Columbia Supreme Court.

At common law, joint tenants in a property enjoy equal rights to occupy the property. Neither co-owner has a right to exclude the other from the property.

We often get asked, who gets to keep the engagement ring upon separation? Most people conclude that it is a gift from the proposing partner.

An update of Alberta legislation will create a more equitable way of dividing assets when common-law couples split.

“We had to think creatively about how to resolve this impasse where the mother wasn’t comfortable with the father having any overnights at all"

Generally, when going through a separation or divorce going to family law court should be your last resort.  However, some disagreements, for whatever reason, cannot be resolved without some intervention. 

A BC Supreme Court judge has been placed in the difficult position of dividing assets in a divorce when the couple's "family business" for over two decades was illegal marijuana.

After a separation or divorce, the goal in a family law file often becomes entering into a binding separation agreement or divorce agreement.

One question that often arises is “am I separated?” On the face of it, this seems like a simple issue, but if you are living in the same home as your former spouse things can get confusing.

The gifting of down-payments by parents to their children is on the rise as home ownership becomes increasingly unattainable in many Canadian cities.