A married couple who realizes their union no longer works may decide, after much soul searching, to file for divorce. Often, this comes after painstaking measures, such as counseling or couples therapy. If even these steps did not mend the rift between you and your...
Sometimes, a divorce is a sudden decision or surprise initiated by one spouse. Other times, British Columbia marriages end more slowly and predictably, and spouses take some time to consider their options before calling it quits. Regardless of whether one knows a...
Many married couples plan ahead for retirement as a unit, counting on one another’s pension, CPP benefits and/or RRSP savings to get them through their golden years. But what happens with these accounts when a couple ends a marriage, especially later in life when...
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 --...
