By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
Yes! But why would you want to?
In a recent British Columbia court decision, one of the issues was whether the husband and the wife had entered into an oral marriage contract that excluded the sharing of the wife’s rental property from being shared…
Thomas Dart, Partner.
Around the world, in so many countries, we are witnessing the conflict which is created by the political party system. We pride ourselves on our democracy. Yet, many of us feel it is not working. No party seems to be able to fix the many problems currently facing us. Poverty, climate…
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908 and have not appeared in a World Series since 1945 (when they lost to the Detroit Tigers)
But now, with the Cubs in the World Series, tickets to the 3 games in Chicago…
David Harris-Lowe, partner, Family Law
Wrong. When it comes to property division upon a separation or death, and in other areas of the law, there is a significant difference between a married and common law couple. Married spouses have pre-determined rights to share in the increase in property value earned during the marriage and…
Thomas Dart, Partner, Family Law
We have all experienced the breakdown of a relationship whether it is our own or whether it is the relationship of people we know and love. The traditional way of handling the breakdown is to have each party go to a lawyer, obtain legal advice about their rights and…
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
Yes! But why would you want to?
While not exactly bigamy, it is possible to have more than one spouse at the same time. If you are separated from your spouse to whom you are still married, you are still legal spouses in the…
Barrie Hayes, Partner, Family Law
The Family Law Act provides a statutory framework for the equalization of family property upon separation. The framework essentially exits out from the equalization the value of property the spouses owned on the date of marriage, and any property the spouses received from third parties; inheritances, life insurance policies…
Catherine Hyde, Paralegal
It’s tax time and hopefully you have filed your tax return. You obtained copies of your T4s, T5s, receipts for medical or children’s expenses, business or rental income information. You provided these to your accountant or perhaps prepared your own tax return, and once done, received the Notice of Assessment confirming that…
David Harris-Lowe, Partner, Family Law
36 days in trial after two years in the court system. $500,000.00 in legal fees, with one party owing the other almost $200,000.00 as part of those legal costs. This was only part of the fallout recently after two parents were unable to agree to a custody and access…
Hilary Goodman, Associate, Family Law.
Professionals, including lawyers, usually choose their profession with a goal in mind. Some want to serve others, some want to make lots of money, some just love the profession and want to join it. Once a profession calls you to it, it can become an obsession.
Law, like many…
