With the rising cost of living in Metro Vancouver, planning for retirement has never been more difficult. Even for those who own their own home, costs associated with ownership have increased at a frightening pace for those planning on living … Continue reading
The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines are a very useful tool that provides suggested ranges of support based on variables that include children, length of relationship, and income. However, the Guidelines are surprisingly silent on a common feature of post-separation families: … Continue reading
Property belonging to an individual before a relationship that continues to exist at the time of separation, is generally excluded property. However, there is recent uncertainty under the Family Law Act where the excluded property of one person has been … Continue reading
Limited Scope Retainers or “unbundling” refers to a client hiring a lawyer for a specific limited purpose rather than retaining a lawyer generally to handle their whole family law case. Limited Scope Retainers offer clients much more control of the … Continue reading
Documents That Might Be Necessary in a Family Law Case Involving Child Support and Special and Extraordinary Expenses (Summary Including Documents for Each Separate Category) Written by Lori Gerbig We at First Law have found that many clients don’t really … Continue reading