On July 7, 2015, the Supreme Court of BC gave judgment on K.T. v. D.C.P., 2015 BCSC 1179, a family case involving two self-represented litigants and, in my view, a clear call for increased funding to Legal Aid BC. The [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Child Support, Commentary, Costs, Divorce, Family Court, Procedure.
Any BC Family Lawyer who has worked with the BC Supreme Court Family Rules for any length of time understands and has likely experienced that there is often a disconnect between those Rules and the actual practice of family law. [...read full post]
Categorized: Family Court, Legislation Analysis.
Many people’s idea of family law is based on what they see on TV. They imagine that they are going to “fight it out” at trial.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Trials are enormously expensive if you hire [...read full post]
Categorized: Family Court.
In a recent Florida case, a Facebook post ending up costing a Florida man $80,000.00. In a nutshell, Patrick Snay was a party to a settlement which was subject to a non-disclosure component. Apparently, Mr. Snay told his daughter [...read full post]
Categorized: Family Court.
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People often call our offices and ask, “When is the best time to hire a family lawyer?” There is no ‘one size fits all’ answer to this question. We recommend that you come in and meet with one of our [...read full post]
Categorized: Family Court.