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Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: August 24, 2012
I was first exposed to the area of family law after I completed my first year of law school and obtained a summer position with the Ministry of Attorney General working as a member of the Family Relations Act review [...read full post]
Categorized: Commentary.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: June 15, 2012
In February of 2006, the Ministry of Attorney General began a review the Family Relations Act (“FRA”) with an aim to modernize family law in British Columbia. After years of consultation and review, the Family Law Act (“FLA”) was passed [...read full post]
Categorized: Agreements, Child Support, Custody and Access, Legislation Analysis, Spousal Support.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: May 18, 2012
Just a quick note: As at June 1, 2012, there will be new regulations in place to deal with sealing court files in Family law cases. If you want to ensure that some or all of the contents of a [...read full post]
Categorized: Procedure.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: April 2, 2012
When you pay money to a lawyer to:
– collect late support payments from a current or former spouse;
– obtain a spousal or a child support order from a current or former spouse; or,
– seek an increase in [...read full post]
Categorized: Child Support, Spousal Support.
Written by: Kevin Heinrichs (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: February 17, 2012
The Act to Amend the Civil Marriage Act was tabled today in Ottawa. It seeks to adjust the act to allow non-Canadian residents married in Canada to be able to get a divorce in this country. Until this legislation passes, [...read full post]
Categorized: Divorce, Legislation Analysis.