BC Family Law

How do you stop parental alienation which is clear child abuse? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//best-canadian-parental-alien/

Transgender rights and gender-affirming surgery cases require a deft and experienced hand by lawyers who understand the area. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//bc-transgender-rights-family/

How do you get money to pursue your family law action when dealing with a narcissist ex-spouse? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//calgary-edmonton-alberta-adv/

MacLean Law is honoured to be named Vancouver’s Top Family Law Firm for the sixth consecutive year!

MacLean Law wins for a 7th time and now 6 years in a row as Top Vancouver Family Law Firm! https://www.topchoiceawards.com/winner-pages/vancouver

A great way to start 2021! Lorne MacLean QC and Susanna Chen won an important multimillion-dollar family law appeal where the son in law of their client sought $50 million at trial. At trial, the claim was restricted at trial to 25% of the equity in a multimillion-dollar Shaughnessy home. On Appeal by MacLean Law the BC Court of Appeal held the 3 certainties required for an express trust were not met. As such the son-in-law received ZERO!

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Today is divorce day. Some people are excited they have a signed marriage agreement. Want to know more? #marriageagreements #prenuptialagreements #cohabitationagreements #Calgary #Edmonton #familylawyer https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//calgary-edmonton-marriage-ag/

Can my ex-spouse leave our children with third party caregivers I don't approve of? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//best-vancouver-child-custody/

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MacLean Law wins urgent COVID-19 case. Fraser MacLean successfully varies an interim order getting a father a significant increase in parenting time and police enforcement orders to protect against wrongful denial of parenting time.

Are free child support calculators safe or a disaster? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//best-toronto-child-support-l/

What happens when one separated parent wants to move away with their children and the other parent can't or won't move to the new location? Carly Crawford explains the rules. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//vancouver-child-relocation-m/

Lorne MacLean Q.C. is chairing the upcoming Trial Lawyers Association of BC Webinar "Retirement and Spousal Support: Good-Bye Freedom 55!" held on November 18, 2020. Register today! https://www.tlabc.org/

Meet our newest lawyer Kaye Booth. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca/lawyer/kaye-booth/

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We are excited to welcome Kaye Booth to our team of lawyers! Kaye joins lawyers Peter Graburn and Brianne Beckie at our Calgary office. Congratulations Kaye!

Delay in reducing support arrears in this tough economy only leads to disaster says a veteran litigator. Retroactive increases face a less stringent test than do retroactive reductions of support. Is this fair? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//cancelling-bc-support-arrears/

MacLean Law expands to Canada’s largest city, with our newest office opening in the heart of downtown Toronto. The Toronto family lawyers at MacLean Law help medium to high net worth Toronto separating spouses with sage legal advice. A number of special rules apply to Toronto family law clients with significant income and family property. High net worth professionals, business owners and entrepreneurs know protecting your children after separation is the primary goal bu...t that protecting your reputation and earnings as well as your family property is critical to enabling both spouses to move forward with their children as winners after divorce and separation. Named one of the top 25 most influential lawyers of 2020 by Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Lorne MacLean, QC, leads a team with a great track record and the expertise to obtain a fair and equitable resolution to family matters. #toronto #canada #ontario #6ix #mississauga #the #gta #torontolife #brampton #ottawa #montreal #covid #vancouver #vaughan #music #yyz #newyork #photography #scarborough #art #blogto #thesix #fashion #markham #london #tdot #instagood #torontorealestate #oakville

Remember when this was thought to be in the child's best interests?

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High stakes Toronto divorces and separations have special rules that you can't afford to ignore. Stay safe call MacLean Law. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//toronto-separation-and-divor/

MacLean Law is looking for a senior paralegal to join our team. You must have over 10 years experience promoting successful outcomes for high net worth family law clients and a thorough understanding of high conflict and complex family law matters including SCC and BCCA appeals. Do you want to work on fascinating files for client's who need your help as a top team member? Contact: Ryan Torvik CFO at [email protected] #familylaw #lawfirm

Learn more about our Fort St John family lawyers Jaye and Ana. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca///fort-st-john-family-lawyers/

Are you separating in Toronto and wondering how Toronto spousal support works for entitlement, amount, and duration? Are you curious about what a record amount of spousal support is? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//how-does-toronto-spousal-sup/

SCC case changes the rules for retroactive child support to protect children & prevent wealthy paying spouses from avoiding their obligations. Correcting support downward is as important to ensure a level playing field. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//winning-retroactive-child-su/

Learn how to determine if your marriage will end in divorce. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//will-your-marriage-end-in-di/

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What is the difference between split and shared custody? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//split-child-custody-parentin/

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from the MacLean Law team!

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Child parenting disputes and staus quo - is it time to let it go? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//calgary-alberta-child-parent/

Maclean Family Law to go national with the opening of downtown King Street office in Toronto.

What does unconscionable mean in Toronto net family property division cases? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//toronto-covid-19-unfair-fami/

Meet our newest associate Brianne Beckie. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca/lawyer/brianne-beckie/

Check out what the best parents let their children drink in the 1960s! Would this result in a change of child custody today?

The Calgary economy is hurting. What does this mean for Calgary high net worth separations and divorce? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//calgary-high-net-worth-separ/

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Child parenting Covid-19 vaccination disputes are imminent! What will courts do? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//child-parenting-covid-19-vac/

Family separation and divorce is a difficult process. Getting the best legal advice shouldn’t be stressful. With Audra Bayer you get a seasoned professional in the practice of family law and a very down to earth person who has been through the divorce process herself. Kelowna office lawyers Audra Bayer, Karsten Erzinger and Priya Bhandari represent clients throughout the Okanagan. Call us today 1-877-602-9900. #kelowna #penticton #vernon #kamloops #summerland #osoyoos

Best Toronto Family Lawyers Tips - What happens when parents disagree over Toronto family law decisions involving back to school plans for a child? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//best-toronto-family-lawyers-/

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Tal Wolf sets new precedent on the in personam jurisdiction of the BC Supreme Court to deal with property division and spousal support, even where common-law spouses spent huge swaths of time outside of Canada and on the high seas.

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Do you know how spousal support payments and duration are calculated? There is a huge difference in how much and how long you pay in a marriage with children compared to one without children. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//how-is-bc-spousal-support-al/

Don't risk your lucrative support and family property claim being dismissed for being out of time. Protect yourself now by reading this new blog by Fraser MacLean. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//vancouver-family-law-limitat/

Congratulations to our very own Lorne MacLean QC for being named as one of the top 25 most influential lawyers in Canada! https://www.canadianlawyermag.com//the-top-25-most-/333036

New West Supreme Courthouse shut down today! MacLean Law lawyers forced to return to base on day 22 of BCSC high net worth trial.

Jian Kang sets nationwide precedent on choice of law issue and obtains $21,678 a month for spousal support with the ability to increase it in the future. Well done Jian!

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MacLean Law readies to go national with a new Toronto office. Top family lawyers only need to apply.

MacLean Family Law announces a $65,000 investment in the Doug Eastwood Q.C. Maclean Law Scholarship and sponsors the MacLean Law Prize in Family Law. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//maclean-family-law-scholarsh/

What do you think? Did the judge get it right? https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org//www.c/amp/1.5711488

MacLean Law is proud to invest in the next generation of lawyers with the Doug Eastwood Q.C MacLean Law Scholarship and the MacLean Law Prize in Family Law. https://inside.tru.ca//firm-supports-next-generation-of-l/

This weeks Vancouver Sun. Lorne MacLean Q.C and Fraser MacLean with MacLean Law - Doug Eastwood QC scholarship winner Paige Mueller. @thevancouversun @thompsonriversu

MacLean Law is excited to welcome Brianne Beckie to our team of lawyers. Brianne joins senior lawyer Peter Graburn at our Calgary office. Congrats Brianne! . . . .... . . . . #calgary #yyc #canada #yycnow #alberta #yycliving #edmonton #vancouver #calgarylife #yyclife #calgaryalberta #yeg #yyclocal #calgarybuzz #yycbusiness #lawyer @ Calgary, Alberta

How do a protect a loved one who has dementia? Rana Yavari gives you some key tips on how to keep your loved ones safe. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//best-vancouver-patients-prop/

How can you protect a loved one from a power of attorney who goes rogue? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//vancouver-setting-aside-powe/

Winning lawyers are laser-focused, talk less in Court and wrap their arguments in a Tiffany's Box instead of dumping a trash can of arguments in front of the Court of Appeal or the SCC and asking the judges to root through the garbage to find the diamond ring of a winning argument. MacLean's lawyers know this and that's why they are so successful. See Young v Young Canada's leading custody case where Lorne MacLean, QC won sole custody, 100 percent reapportionment, special co...sts, and substantial spousal and child support. See also D v D 2019 where we obtained $116,000 A MONTH support. 2020 ONT CA" Courts expect counsel to be of assistance in the appellate process...to have sufficient confidence to prioritize their arguments, to separate the wheat from the chaff and to provide fully developed arguments on what should be the real points for appellate review."

MacLean Laws most recent win clarifies the Law on Interim Committeeship applications. Senior Lawyer Nicholas Davies overcame technical issues to obtain an order appointing his client as committee where opposing sibling had applied to be appointed.

When a family separation occurs the parties will now need 2 residences instead of just one. But how will the new home be paid for while the spouses are trying to settle the issues of child parenting time, child support, spousal support and division of family property? An interim order, also called an interlocutory order, is an order that can be made at an intermediate stage of a legal proceeding, that is, before the final resolution of a legal matter. If you have a Sale of Family Home On Separation dispute, call MacLean Law right away to find out you and your childrens rights.

What are the 5 key benefits of Collaborative Family Law? Find out here and move forward successfully after separation. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//best-collaborative-family-la/

If you have children and are separating you need to read this article now. https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//new-divorce-act-childrens-be/

What are the new Alberta family property rules for spouses who separate? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//alberta-family-property-act-/

Do children have the choice in child custody and parenting time disputes? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//parenting-time-child-views-a/ #childcustody #childparentingtime #childwishes

Well done Gurdeep! https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//gurdeep-khosa-joins-the-cana/

Join us in congratulating Gurdeep Khosa as she joins the Canadian Bar Association Family Law (Vancouver) Executive Committee. The CBA Family Law Section works on behalf of both Canadian families and family law lawyers. As an executive committee member, Gurdeep will help to address issues in family law and promote the fair, effective and efficient resolution of family matters. Well done Gurdeep!

New Divorce Act changes are coming to Canada in 2021. The Divorce Act deals with many issues facing separating married couples, including termination of the marriage, children, and financial support of both the spouses and children. In its present form since 1986, the current Divorce Act was considered conflictual and outdated. In 2018, the federal government proposed amending the current Divorce Act (and other legislation) to modernize and clarify current federal family law legislation, anticipating an effective date of July 1, 2020. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the passage of the new Divorce Act has now been delayed to March 1, 2021. Speak with one of our experienced family law lawyers today to see how this may impact your case.

The old Divorce Act child relocation guidance was criticized for being vague. New rules are coming in early 2021. Worried about your child moving away? https://macleanfamilylaw.ca//new-divorce-act-child-mobili/

With over 30 years of experience in family law, family law mediation, real property transactions and disputes, and corporate/commercial transactions and disputes, Nicholas Davies currently focuses his practice on family law and corporate/commercial litigation. His knowledge of complex property transactions is a particular asset for high net worth couples working to untangle the financial aspects of their relationship.

In Kopp v. Kopp, 2012 BCCA 140, the Court of Appeal provided examples of cases that were found to be more than the ordinary level of difficulty: [90] In other family law cases in which costs have been awarded on a scale reflecting more than ordinary difficulty, the evidence has shown deceit (Ahenkora v. Ahenkora, [1999] B.C.J. No. 1770 (QL) (S.C.), appeal dismissed 2000 BCCA 85), disregard for court orders, procedure or process that lengthened the trial and made it more difficult (Xu v. Leung, 2001 BCCA 163); misleading the court by failing to provide full and proper disclosure (Friedl v. Friedl, 2010 BCSC 139); or failure to provide information in a cooperative manner or other conduct which increased the difficulty of the case (Dhalla v. Dhalla, 2002 BCSC 984; McPhail v. McPhail, 2001 BCCA 250) .

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