A Lawyer’s Duty Towards Reconciliation
The Divorce Act is explicit in requiring any lawyer representing a party in a divorce to emphasize the possibility of reconciliation: Duty of legal adviser 9. (1) It is the duty of every barrister,...
View ArticleApplying Miglin to Section 15.2 Applications in Van Steinburg v. Van Steinburg
Justice Jenkins of the Supreme Court of British Columbia recently released a decision in Van Steinburg v. Van Steinburg which looked at a Minutes of Settlement which included provisions for spousal...
View ArticleAnnual Income-based Readjustments of Final Spousal Support Order
Guttmann v. Guttmann, a unanimous decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, deals a husband’s appeal from a final spousal support order. The parties in this case were married for 22 years, and...
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