Family Law

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently dealt with the issue of retroactive child support and delay in Brown v. Kucher, 2016 BCCA 267.

In that case, the parties’ […]

In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench dealt with retroactive child support in a situation where the parties had a significant disparity in income. In […]

Separating from your adult interdependent partner (“AIP”) or divorcing from your spouse is a very emotional and trying time. Likely the last thing on your mind is whether […]

When custody battles end up in court they can become ugly. Often, litigants are so entrenched in a position they lose sight of what […]

Based on proposed legislation, a new Canada child benefit (“CCB”) will replace the universal child care benefit (“UCCB”) and the Canada child tax benefit (“CCTB”) in […]

Determining when a marriage begins is an easy task. However, in marriage-like relationships the water can get muddy. The determination of the commencement of such a relationship […]

Aida Rafie
Recently a popular news story in the media has been in regards to a boy in Japan whose parents left him in the woods ‘as […]

We no longer live in a world where the nuclear family is the norm. Today, families come in all different forms. Blended families are […]

Aida Rafie
As many are aware, the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) collects Court Ordered child support, spousal and partner […]

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court dealt with the issue of a party being “tricked” and having to deal with a child support […]