Does a BC Family Law Claim Survive Death of a Spouse?
BC’s Family Law Act provides that, upon separation, each spouse has a right to an undivided half interest in all family property as a tenant in common,…
Court Rejects Daughters’ Claim that Dad and Stepmom Separated Prior to his Death
If spouses separate before one of them dies, there is a right to property division under the Family Law Act at the instance of either the surviving…
BC Family Lawyers on Using Unjust Enrichment to Obtain Share of Property
In a recent post, our BC family lawyers discussed Judge v. Judge, 2015 BCSC 1764, a family law case in which the court determined that properties acquired…
Divorce Law BC: Dividing Assets Acquired by Joint Family Venture
Where spouses contribute in various ways, and in different measures, to the acquisition of family wealth and assets, how does BC divorce law apply to divide that…
Joint Family Ventures and Sharing of Family Assets
As our BC family lawyers have discussed, an unjust enrichment claim in the family context can be used to prevent one spouse from leaving the relationship with…