On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Child Support on Friday, September 12, 2014. Child support is the financial support that a parent is obligated to provide to the other parent for a child. Individuals who have a parent-like relationship, such as a stepparent, may be obligated to provide this support whether or not a couple […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Division of Property on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. British Columbia has certain default provisions in place to help establish how marital assets can be fairly distributed between each spouse in a divorce. For spouses who do not wish to resort to these default rules, a prenuptial or postnuptial […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Division of Property on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. When British Columbia spouses separate, their property and debt is divided according to the Family Law Act. Generally, each spouse receives half of the family property and half of the family debt. Family property includes such things as bank accounts, business […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. After a British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that an Okanagan mother would have custody of her child but be required to move to Chetwynd, she has now had the ruling reversed by the British Columbia Court of Appeal. She will no longer […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Child Support on Friday, August 15, 2014. When couples with children get a divorce, two important matters that they often have to settle are who will pay child support and what the monthly payment amount will be. Child support payments are meant to ensure that both parents of a […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Child Custody on Monday, August 11, 2014. In March 2013, British Columbia passed the Family Law Act. This law focuses on the child’s best interests and the responsibilities of both parents toward the children after a divorce. One of the ideas behind the Family Law Act is that changing […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Child Custody on Monday, August 4, 2014. When couples in British Columbia with children get a divorce, there are multiple options for child custody and parental contact that could come into play. The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth provides a number of statistics related to child custody […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Child Support on Thursday, July 24, 2014. A 37-year-old British Columbia man was sentenced to jail on July 17 after he was convicted for fabricating evidence by having another person take a paternity test for him. According to the report, the man, who is an RCMP officer, reportedly had […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in Division of Property on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. British Columbia residents may wish to know how property is divided when a couple divorces. The law has a specific method, but couples are free to come to a separate agreement if they wish. Under B.C. law, there are two categories […]
On behalf of Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators posted in High-Asset Divorce on Monday, July 14, 2014. As the mayor of Vancouver goes through a reportedly amicable separation from his wife, he is enduring false attacks and alleged rumours from one of his political opponents, the NPA. After three decades of marriage, the mayor moved out of the […]
