The Supreme Court of BC released a lengthy and complicated decision canvassing a variety of issues on August 4, 2015. Shapiro v. Shapiro 2015 BCSC 1361 deals generally with income available for child support and entitlement to spousal support. Justice [...read full post]
Shapiro v Simpson, 2015 BCSC 1361 is a recent judicial statement on the proper interpretation of marriage contracts in BC courts. The case is quite complex and I have previously commented on it in the context of imputing support. This [...read full post]
On July 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of British Columbia released Kalafchi v. Yao, 2015 BCSC 1152 (Kalafchi), a new statement on contact under the Family Law Act (FLA). Contact is defined as time a person who is not [...read full post]
The Honourable Justice Sherr of the Ontario Court of Justice issued a refresher on retroactive child support principles last week in Green v. Monah, 2015 ONCJ 368.
D.B.S. v. S.R.G, 2006 SCC 37, is the leading [...read full post]
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]
