We have previously written about excluded property and then about emerging confusion regarding Excluded Property under the Family Law Act. As a general principle a spouse who brings an asset into a relationship is entitled to keep the value of [...read full post]
Categorized: Commentary, Legislation Analysis, Property Division.
The short answer is, YES, but it is case specific and may not be the amount recommended by the Federal Spousal Support Guidelines.
The leading case in BC that addresses this issue is Chutter v. Chutter, 2008 BCCA 507 [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Maintenance, Property Division, Spousal Support.
Several of our recent posts have involved the new case law that has been coming out under the Family Law Act. The Family Law Act came into force in March 2013 and has significantly altered how property division functions [...read full post]
Categorized: Family Law, Property Division.
Generally speaking, married couples in Ontario who separate must divide their property.
People who live in a “marriage like relationship” for more than three years, but who are not married, may think that just because they are “living common law”, [...read full post]
Categorized: Pensions, Property Division.
Vancouver family lawyers have been working to understand the British Columbia Family Law Act for the past year and a half, and cases continue to emerge from the Supreme Court which help to define what the law means. One of [...read full post]
Categorized: Property Division, Separation.
