Top 10 Ways To Reduce Your Legal Bill
A woman’s journal is open and she has drawn a picture of a dollar sign, as she thinks about how she is going to afford her legal fees.
Mediated Spousal Support Obligations Upheld Despite Wife’s Financial Winfall
Court Finds Unfair Spousal Support Agreement To Continue The importance of properly drafting, and reviewing, mediated separation agreements was highlighted in a Supreme Court divorce case this week. Justice E.A. Arnold-Baily upheld a husband’s obligation to pay spousal support, despite the fact that his ex-wife won a $124,000 personal…
Top 5 tips when selecting a Family Therapist during separation
Did you know that anyone in B.C. can call themselves a “counsellor” or a “therapist”? If you are looking for a counsellor to help you or your children get through a separation, consider these top 5 suggestions: 1. FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF COUNSELLOR YOUR FAMILY NEEDS There are a…
Uber Executive Filed For Restraining Order on His Landlord
Emil Michael, Senior Vice President of Business for Uber Technologies, filed for a restraining order against his landlord, tech industry lawyer John Danforth, on September 5, 2013. He alleged that his landlord harassed and intimidated him. The legal case is just now coming to light following recent disputes between Michael…
BC Judge Rejects Night-Before Marriage Agreement
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Greyell agreed with a Courtney Woman when she testified that signing a marriage agreement the night before her wedding was unfair. A retired RCMP officer with two ex-wives had his bestman, also a retired RCMP officer, pressure the woman into signing the agreement while she…