Cohabitation Agreements in Wills Variation Claims
BC Supreme Court on Cohabitation Agreements BC Wills Variation Claims In British Columbia, under both the Wills Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) and the Family Law Act, common law spouses are afforded the same protections as married spouses and have the standing to bring law suits to vary wills if they believe that they have not been treated fairly by their deceased partner. …Read more →
BC Family Law Act Misconceptions: Excluded Property & Division of Property
Flipping Out Over the FLA – Part 2 BC Family Law Act Misconceptions Despite the fact that the B.C. Family Law Act has now been in force for over two years, we are finding that many of our clients have misconceptions about the content of the Family Law Act. This two-part blog series is intended to demystify some of the most-commonly occurring misconceptions …Read more →
BC Family Law Act Misconceptions: Common Law & Divorce
Flipping Out Over the FLA – Part 1 BC Family Law Act Misconceptions At the Kushner Law Group in Vancouver B.C., we believe that it is very important to educate our clients on the current legislation and how it may affect them. Although the Family Law Act (FLA) came into force on March 18, 2013, we still find that many people …Read more →