Lawdiva's Blog, published by Georgialee Lang Attorney & Arbitrator, focuses on family law and related legal issues, including child support, custody disputes, and litigation strategy. The blog discusses procedural challenges in family law cases, such as counsel availability and court order interpretations. It also covers appellate advocacy, arbitration, and mediation within family law contexts. The blog analyzes complex legal topics like income determination for corporate shareholders in support cases, Hague Convention abduction disputes, and tort claims such as conspiracy in family law. It provides commentary on significant court decisions and practical guidance for navigating family law litigation and dispute resolution.
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A recent family law decision from the British Columbia Court of Appeal is instructive in regard to business expenses and their role in determining a party’s income for child and spousal support…
Did you know that an appellant from a Provincial Court final order can have two “kicks at the can”, as an unsuccessful appeal to the British Columbia Supreme Court can be appealed to the British Columbia Court of Appeal?
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The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently considered Rule 15 of the Court of Appeal Rules, which formerly provided that the filing of a notice of appeal operated to stay the execution of the order under appeal. Effective as of Jan. 1,…
In Sandy v. Sandy 2018 BCCA 182 the parties filed a consent order incorporating the terms of their settlement agreement which provided the wife with lump sum spousal support of $411,000. The wife later applied for and obtained a variation order awarding…
While expert evidence is typically presented at the trial of a family law matter, there are occasions when an expert report is necessary to support an argument on an interlocutory matter. Applications for parenting time, child and spousal support and…
The Court of Appeal continues to deal with appeals involving challenges to agreements that were intended to settle all matters between the parties. In Dhaliwal v. Dhaliwal 2021 BCCA 72 the court considered whether after an eight-year marriage the parties’…
With very few family law cases receiving leave from our highest court, the Supreme Court of Canada continues to take an interest in relocation and child abduction cases with its latest pronouncement in F. v. N. [2022] S.C.J. 51.
In a 5-4…
With very few family law cases receiving leave from our highest court, the Supreme Court of Canada continues to take an interest in relocation and child abduction cases with its latest pronouncement in F. v. N. [2022] S.C.J. 51.
In…
In the case of Kudrocova v. Kronberger 2023 ONCA 26, a family in crisis agreed to a final custody order in 2016 which provided for a shared week on/week off parenting of girl/boy twins born in 2009. The order was…
The subject of “costs” in court cases is often an enigma to clients. What are costs? When will you have to pay the opposing party’s costs?, and other similar questions.
Costs are awarded to the substantially successful party in civil…
