01 Family Law
Separation & Divorce
• dividing property and finances
• complex spousal support cases
• issues relating to trusts & business interests owned by spouses or families of spouses
• arrangements for pets
• advising on and drafting separation agreements
• family violence & protection
Cohabitation & Marriage
• consulting on legal rights and entitlement
• protecting property, business interests, trusts & income
• blended family issues
• drafting agreements
Ways to solve Family Law Cases:
• Out-of-court Collaborative Practice
• Negotiation & Mediation
• Arbitration
• Court
Children
• adoption
• fertility arrangements
• care, financial support & guardianship
• complex child support
• parenting arrangements
• moving when co-parenting
• international child abduction
02 Estate Law
Contested Estate Issues and Claims:
• inheritance dispute
• disinheritance - will variations
• spousal estate claims
• unjust enrichment
• equitable trust claims
• joint family ventures
• power of attorney issues
• undue influence & testamentary capacity
• misappropriation of assets or fraud
• joint assets - recovery of assets
• breach of fiduciary duty
• probate litigation
• executor liability
• declaring a document a will
• issues relating to trusts and business interests
• passing of estate accounts for executors
• blended family issues
• dysfunctional families
• care, financial support & guardianship of elders
• spouse - estate rights and claims
Ways to solve Estate Law cases:
• Negotiation & Mediation
• Arbitration
• Court
03Tax Litigation
• objections and tax appeals
• disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• disputes BC provincial tax authorities
• director’s liability
• income vs. capital
• tax collection issues, including section 160 challenges and foreclosure applications
• criminal tax law
Ways to solve Tax Law cases:
• Negotiations
• Court