When a couple decides that separation is inevitable, they have many issues to sort out. Family law in British Columbia has definitive rules about assets and property, which includes the family home. Who should move out, if anyone? If the people can at least be civil...
Family situations can get complicated after divorce. When children are a part of the equation, there are many things divorcing parents need to iron out, like child custody. There are guidelines in place in British Columbia under family law; however, when children...
There is nothing worse for children than when they hear one parent putting their other parent down. Family law in British Columbia always looks to what is in the best interests of children and parental alienation is not. One family court judge recommends a...
When the paternity of a child is in question, it affects many things. Family law in British Columbia is clear-cut when it deals with a child's paternity and the issues that go along with it such as child support and parental rights. It should be noted, too, that...
It is incumbent upon everyone to keep children safe. Family law in British Columbia has laws and rules in place with the best interests of children in mind. With that, there are resources available to residents who believe a child is being abused, neglected or...
When it's over, it's over -- well, not entirely for some couples. British Columbia couples who have separated and have decided to divorce have things under family law to figure out -- things like the division of property. But for some couples, living apart is not an...
One of the most nerve-wracking and emotional experiences in life is going through a divorce. Family law in British Columbia makes the rules under which divorce falls. These rules also cover the family home. Some couples may wonder what happens to the home --...
Thousands of benefits could be at risk with the revamping of the term, shared-custody parent. The federal government recently introduction draft legislation that would change family law regarding what shared custody means. British Columbia parents could be...
Good faith goes a long way when trying to sort out family issues through litigation. When both parties want to see a contentious family law issue sorted in British Columbia, the worst way to go about doing that is approaching litigation in bad faith. Approaching a...
When divorced parents live in two different countries, decisions regarding children can be difficult. Family law judges in British Columbia have based their decisions regarding children's living circumstances on parental intentions and circumstances, but that may all...
