Last blog added on Friday, May 18th, 2012

Information About Vancouver Divorce Law Blog

Henderson Heinrichs, a Vancouver divorce and family law firm, comments regularly on British Columbia family law topics.  

Recent Posts

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Sealing a Family File
May 18th, 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 family law case are not publicly accessible, it will mean a court application, even if [...]... Read more »

It’s Income Tax Time: Deduction of Legal Fees
April 2nd, 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 spousal or child support payments from a current or former spouse, you can deduct those [...]... Read more »

Divorce in Canada for Foreign Residents
February 17th, 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, there are two bars to non-residents getting divorced here.  The first is t... Read more »

New 2012 Child Support Guideline Tables: Update Your Payments!
January 9th, 2012

As of December 31, 2011, there are new Child Support Guideline Tables for child support payments.    If you are paying child support, you need to update your payment as at January 1, 2012 to bring it in line with the new table amount to avoid the possibility of falling into arrears.  This is the... Read more »

Should I pay or should he owe now?
December 16th, 2011

I was recently asked  if a person could be held liable for debts that were taken on by a spouse in his or her name only. Generally speaking, if Bob and Alice are spouses, Bob incurs a debt in his name, and Alice has not co-signed or in some other way promised to the creditor [...]... Read more »

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