BC Child Support Obligations After Death
Did you know that after a parent dies, his or her estate may be liable for outstanding and continuing BC child support payments? That important principle was…
Are You Entitled To Spousal Support in BC?
When your marriage comes to an end, are you entitled to spousal support? The answer depends on whether you can establish an entitlement to spousal support on…
BC Spousal Support and Child Support: Imputing Income to Under-Employed Spouse
When it comes to determining income for the purposes of calculating BC spousal support and child support obligations, it is not uncommon for one spouse to ask…
How Does BC Family Law Apply to Division of Stock Options?
In this article, we will discuss division of assets under BC family law when one or both spouses hold stock options. For many in BC, compensation from…
Divorce Law BC: “Meeting of the Minds” Not Needed for Spouses to Separate
The date that spouses separate has important implications under divorce law BC – among other things, the date of separation fixes the date as of which certain…
BC Spousal Support for Common-Law Same-Sex Couples
In BC spousal support obligations arise on breakdown of a relationship – even if the couple were not married – provided that the couple lived in a…
Avoiding Spousal Support by Keeping Finances Separate?
If a couple keep their finances separate during a common-law relationship, will that provide the basis for avoiding spousal support should the relationship end? The short answer…
Is BC Spousal Support Owed If Couple Didn’t Live Together?
BC spousal support obligations arise if a person lived with another person in a marriage-like relationship for a continuous period of at least 2 years. Can BC…
Common-Law Relationship in BC: When Does a Girlfriend or Boyfriend Become a Spouse?
Whether you are in a common-law relationship in BC depends on many factors. We have previously discussed the criteria for determining whether a common-law relationship in BC…
Are You Entitled To Spousal Support At The End Of A “Marriage-Like” Relationship?
Are you entitled to spousal support even if you were not married? The answer is yes: according to BC law, you are entitled to spousal support –…