Funding Family Law Litigation
BC Family Law Litigation & Help Paying There is no way around the fact that litigation is expensive and family law litigation is no exception to this. In family law disputes, there can be a further level of complexity when one side has substantially more assets than the other and thus the ability to fund the litigation. The legislature has …Read more →
Common Law Commotion
What is a “Common-Law” Relationship in BC? At the Kushner Law Group in Vancouver BC, we regularly receive inquiries from people in British Columbia that are confused about their legal rights in areas of family law and estate law. One of the most common areas of confusion is what exactly constitutes a “common-law” relationship. Some people believe that living in the …Read more →
Two Issues That Can Cancel Cohabitation Agreements
Understanding B.C. Cohabitation Agreements Significant Unfairness & Voidable Reason at Common In part 1 of this Cohabitation Agreements in B.C. series, we considered two of the common reasons why cohabitation agreements may be set aside by the Courts in B.C. – lack of independent legal advice and inadequate financial disclosure. Section 93 of the Family Act provides the statutory basis to set aside …Read more →