On July 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of British Columbia released Kalafchi v. Yao, 2015 BCSC 1152 (Kalafchi), a new statement on contact under the Family Law Act (FLA). Contact is defined as time a person who is not [...read full post]
Categorized: British Columbia, Case Analysis, Commentary, Contact, Parenting Time.
The Honourable Justice Sherr of the Ontario Court of Justice issued a refresher on retroactive child support principles last week in Green v. Monah, 2015 ONCJ 368.
D.B.S. v. S.R.G, 2006 SCC 37, is the leading [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Child Support, Family Law, Ontario.
On July 7, 2015, the Supreme Court of BC gave judgment on K.T. v. D.C.P., 2015 BCSC 1179, a family case involving two self-represented litigants and, in my view, a clear call for increased funding to Legal Aid BC. The [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Child Support, Commentary, Costs, Divorce, Family Court, Procedure.
As family lawyers we are intimately aware of the many stresses that are associated with the breakdown of a relationship. There are often many financial and emotional pressures that our clients are faced with as a result of the breakdown [...read full post]
Categorized: Dispute Resolution, Mediation.
The BC Provincial Government released its budget today and, after years of taking millions of dollars in child support payments from those children who need it most, have finally put a stop to the practice.
In a release today, [...read full post]
Categorized: Child Support, Legislation Analysis.