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Strata Plan VIS114 v. John Doe considers Supreme Court powers to oversee special levy for repairs and maintenance of common property In Strata Plan V1S114 v John Doe the BC Supreme Court considered amendments to the Strata Property Act which came into effect in 2013. At issue, was the ability of the Strata Council to…

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is expected to implement changes to three of the federal economic immigration programs on January 1, 2015, which may make the process of obtaining permanent resident status in Canada significantly more difficult for some applicants. A new program, dubbed Express Entry, will be implemented on that date and will affect…

The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s considers the Family Law Act’s excluded property regime in Remmem v. Remmem, 2014 BCSC 1552. Read the full post. For more information see the Ministry of the Attorney General’s notes on Part 5 of the Family Law Act and the notes on s. 85 of the Act in particular.

The BC Court of Appeal recently dealt with the legal nature of survivor pension benefits and how they may be effectively waived in a separation agreement between spouses in Tarr Estate v. Tarr, 2014 BCCA 315. In this case, the court concluded that, after a pension has commenced, to effect a valid waiver of a…

Tax Matters: In the Event of a Separation, Who Gets to Claim the Child Tax Benefit? If your relationship has unfortunately come to an end and a separation or divorce is being contemplated, you likely have a host of questions regarding your personal finances and how they may change once the separation is finalized. In…

After the introduction of the Family Law Act last year, Part 4, Division 6 of the FLA introduced new obligations for guardians seeking to relocate where there is an existing (final) order or agreement respecting parenting arrangements or contact with a child. The legislation was also supposed to clarify the factors that a court must…

CRA has published an new document for separating or divorcing couples designed to him them deal with the tax consequences of uncoupling. Download the Tax Tool Kit.

Family lawyer Craig Neville reviews parenting concepts that came into effect with the enactment of BC’s Family Law Act and the interpretation assistance offered by the BC Supreme Court in Hansen v. Mantei-Hansen, 2013 BCSC 876. Click to read the full post.

In M.H. v. C.S., 2013 BCSC 2232, the BC Supreme Court reviews the threshold test for firing a parenting coordinator and addresses a number of other parenting issues. Click to read the full blog post.