In Turpin v Clark the BC Court of Appeal partially allowed a husband’s appeal from a BC spousal support judgment allowing the wife’s upward quantum variation to comply with the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines of a Consent step down BC spousal support Order.
BC SEPARATION AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENT AND VARIATION
Parties often settle their marital breakdown differences by entering into a contract called a separation agreement. How are separation agreements enforced and in what courts in British Columbia?
BC Family Asset and British Columbia Property Division and Reapportionment in Short to Medium Length Marriages Ending in British Columbia Divorce
As Vancouver family lawyers and Fort St John family law and divorce lawyers, we are often asked what BC courts do in shorter marriages in British Columbia that end in divorce both with respect to British Columbia spousal support and BC family asset division. We are also frequently asked what kind of BC assets are divided at the end of a marriage? We advise people that the test is whether the assets were ordinarily used for a family purpose.
