By its nature, the court system is intended to be open to the public, with information about litigants available to everyone. The court is presumed to be open to the public. However, sometimes clients wish a little more privacy for [...read full post]
Divorce law blog
The Vital Statistics Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, C.479 (the “Act”) was amended on October 1, 2002 and again in 2004. Prior to the amendments to the Act, the mother had the sole power upon the birth of [...read full post]
Some thoughts about Financial Statements: The Form 89 financial statement is divided into major sections – income, expenses and property. Generally, income and property pose few conceptual problems. Parties might disagree with values of assets or with characterization of income, [...read full post]

Some interesting cases recently reported which underscore both the discretion which a court has over awarding costs, and the confusion as to what factors will affect the court’s decision. In Robyrts v. Roberts, 2009 BCCA 574 , the Court of [...read full post]