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Recently the British Columbia Supreme Court deliberated on the validity of a marriage agreement and its impact on the involved parties (Bradley v. Callahan, 2024 BCSC 163). Before tying the…

Ensuring inheritances are protected before a marital breakdown. Receiving a large inheritance? If you are in a relationship and you receive an inheritance, you may need to consider a Marriage/Cohabitation…

A business and a separation can result in a more complex process to determine the proper child or spousal support amounts. Support payments are primarily determined by the payor’s…

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For the purposes of child support, a person over 19 is considered a child if they are unable, because of illness, disability or another reason, to obtain the necessaries of…

Like signing a Will or Power of Attorney, a cohabitation agreement can help you plan for an unpredictable future. Cohabitation agreements (or marriage agreements for married couples) are written contracts…

When a relationship breaks down, resulting in an Agreement or Court Order pertaining to spousal support or child support, it is rare that the parties contemplate what would happen to…

Where a married or common law couple separates and enters into a separation agreement with respect to division of their assets, the terms of that agreement can trump the rights…

The Province of BC has announced welcome changes to its disability assistance program. Persons with Disabilities (PWD) recipients can now receive and keep up to $100,000 in gifts or inheritances,…