With the introduction of family violence provisions in British Columbia’s Family Law Act in 2013 and the recent amendments to the Divorce Act, domestic violence is no longer a taboo subject in family law proceedings, no longer swept under the
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May-December Marriage Challenged By Adult Son
“Marriages between the very old and the very young raise eyebrows and turn heads. In popular culture, a ‘May-December’ marriage invariably provokes the ire of adult children who deem the younger spouse a “gold-digger” and plot to protect their inheritance.”
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CHATGTP FOILS COUNSEL’S APPLICATION, LEADING TO COSTS AND A LAW SOCIETY INVESTIGATION
In Zhang v. Chen 2024 BCSC 285 Ms. Zhang was successful in defending her husband Chen’s application for an order that the parties’ children, who lived with her in West Vancouver, be permitted to travel to China to spend time
MED/ARB AWARD OVERTURNED TWICE
The Eldridge’s met on an archeological dig, married in 1977, and as archeologists worked together in their consulting business, Millenia, for several years. Four children were born and Ms. Eldridge became their primary caregiver while her husband travelled to
Abuse Directed at Counsel is Grounds for Special Costs
It happens in family law. Your client’s husband or wife, enraged at their spouse’s independence, usually marked by their retention of family law counsel, levels unwarranted, abusive attacks on their spouse’s lawyer. It can happen whether the attacking spouse is
COSTS SUBMISSIONS INVITES JUDICIAL “OXYMORON OF THE YEAR” AWARD
On November 23, 2023, Justice Myers presided over a high-conflict estate case, Rai v. Rai 2023 ONSC 7182, where the applicant identified 23 heads of relief, against five parties, including the Public Trustee, and sought orders for the revocation of
Anachronistic and Stereotypical Ontario Cases Rejected by BC Court
After five years together, the parties in McCann v. Barens 2023 BCSC 2000 separated on Sept. 15, 2015, and Shaune Barens obtained a protection order against his wife, Jennifer McCann, on Sept. 23, 2015. The protection order was renewed on
Court Denies Application for Limited Transcripts for Family Law Appeal
In JP v. KS 2023 BCCA 408 the court considered whether the registrar of the court had erred by denying JP’s application to submit limited portions of the oral transcripts from the court below for his family law appeal. The
AVOIDING TRIAL BY AMBUSH
The problem? A 15-day family law trial with the claimant calling 21 witnesses. The answer? A trial management conference to discuss the trial process and review evidentiary issues.
In Bartch v. Bartch 2017 BCSC 1625 the parties attended such a