Family Law

Aida Rafie
A bizarre story currently making the news is in regards to a newly married man who has filed for divorce from his new wife […]

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 […]