The Legges were together for eight and a half years before they separated in 2010. During their relationship, Cheryl Legge withdrew from university to support her husband Russell Legge’s training as a heavy-duty mechanic and relocated with him several times
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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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Unmeritorious Claim Drawn Out by Exploiting Rules of Court
There seems to be a plethora of cases where unwitting parents transfer the legal title of real estate to their son or daughter, only to be caught up in costly and time-consuming litigation when their adult child separates from…
KEEPING IT OUT OF COURT: Dispute Resolution for the Family Business
A. INTRODUCTION
A source of great pride for many families is their multi-generational family business, a complex, dynamic organism that combines familial and business components. Unfortunately, the family business can slide into dysfunction when issues arise that would be foreign…
Family Arbitration: Jurisdiction and Self-Reps
With the September 2020 amendments to British Columbia’s Family Law Act, family arbitration provisions that were once found in the Arbitration Act RSBC 1996 c. 55 are now incorporated into B.C.’s family law legislation and judicial decisions under the new…
Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice to Deceive
Mehran Taherkhani and Rosa Donna Este were married in July 2004. Shortly before their marriage they entered into a handwritten agreement that provided that all property owned by each of them would remain the separate property of the owner, and…
A PARENT’S WORST NIGHTMARE: INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
Child abduction is the worst kind of child abuse. To wrongfully remove a child from his or her primary parent is the ultimate weapon used by a warring parent. This truism is amply displayed in the case of Y.Q.…
A Word or Two about Rhetorical Excess in Family Litigation
Picture the following scenario: After a blistering argument between Mr. and Mrs. A. resulting in assault charges against Mr. A. and an order barring him from being within 500 metres of his wife and the family home, the children refuse…
APPEAL COURT HOLDS THAT APPELLANT’S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS DO NOT CONSTITUTE MENTAL UNFITNESS
The Alberta Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of a father who had come to court seeking an increased parenting schedule but was rebuffed by the chambers judge who criticized his religious views and suggested that he needed to address…
R.A.I.D.S.: Recently Acquired Income Deficiency Syndrome
Family law lawyers often refer to a deadly disease called “R.A.I.D.S.”, which is very contagious among family law litigants and frequently used as an excuse by wealthy spouses to explain the sudden downturn in their income.
In a 2010 decision…
