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Top Tips for Form 8 Financial Statements

Written by: HRLaw (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: February 23, 2017

What exactly is a Form 8 and what is it meant to achieve?

A Form 8 Financial Statement is a Supreme Court form used in British Columbia by family law litigants to exchange financial information.  It has 6 parts: 1) [...read full post]

Categorized: British Columbia, Family Law, Finances, Initial Information, Property Division.

Disclosure and Non-Disclosure: A Vital Factor in Family Law

Written by: HRLaw (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: February 6, 2017

Duty to disclose and steps to taken when a spouse refuses to provide financial information

Full financial disclosure is an essential element to the resolution of any family claim involving support orders or the division of property.  “Non-disclosure or delayed [...read full post]

Categorized: British Columbia, Family Law, Finances, Procedure.

Should I stay or can I go now? An update on parental mobility

Written by: HRLaw (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: January 23, 2017

What happens when a divorced parent wants to move with their child?

This is one of the hardest questions in family law. As with all court decisions about parenting, judges are supposed to make an order that reflects the best [...read full post]

Categorized: British Columbia, Case Analysis, Mobility.

What you need to know about Marriage, Prenuptial and Co-habitation Agreements

Written by: HRLaw (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: December 5, 2016

The terms “prenuptial agreement,” “cohabitation agreement,” and “marriage agreement” all refer to a similar type of agreement, an agreement that sets out the rights and responsibilities of spouses if they separate at some point in the future. There are many [...read full post]

Categorized: Agreements, Alberta, British Columbia, Common Law, Contracts, Edmonton, Family Law, Finances, Income, Ontario, Property Division.

Are Veteran’s Affairs Pensions considered Income for Child and Spousal Support?

Written by: HRLaw (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: November 2, 2016

The question of whether Veteran’s Affairs pensions and Veteran’s Affairs disability pensions received by military personnel for their injuries or disabilities suffered in the line of duty should be characterized as income for child and spousal support claims appears to [...read full post]

Categorized: Child Support, Spousal Support.