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Tax Rules for Donations Made in a Will, RRSP, RIF or TFSA – Wills, Trusts and Estates, Victoria, BC

If a person died prior to 2016 a donation made in their will or a...
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Vaccinations – Divorce, Separation and Family Law – Victoria, BC

A recent decision of the Ontario Supreme Court, CMG v. DWS (2015)...
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Disclosure of Documents

Divorce, Separation and Family Law – Victoria,...
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Divorce, Family Law, Separation and Dowries

In a recent case in Ontario an Iranian woman who was given a 50%...
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Confidentiality of Information Filed in Court – Divorce, Separation and Family Law – Victoria, BC

The B.C. Supreme Court Family Rules state that documents filed in...
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Valuation of Family Property, BC Family Law

Pursuant to the Family Law Act all family property and debt owed...
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Estate Planning and the Family Business – Wills and Estates

Where there is a family owned business it is often difficult to...
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Child Maintenance Owed by a Step-Parent – Divorce, Family Law and Separation – Victoria, BC

The Family Law Act provides that if a stepparent contributed to...
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Taxation of Corporations and Trusts – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

If a deceased owns shares in a private corporation there is a...
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The Art of Negotiation – Divorce, Separation and Family Law – Victoria, BC

More and more family law disputes are settled in some sort of...
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Family Debt – Divorce, Family Law and Separation – Victoria, BC

Section 86 of the Family Law Act states: 86  Family debt...
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Provincial Court and Supreme Court Jurisdiction – Divorce, Separation and Family Law – Victoria, BC

There are two different courts in B.C. that deal with family law...
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