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Not a Guardian? How Contact With a Child Works in BC
How BC courts decide contact with a child for grandparents, step-parents and other non-guardians under the Family Law Act, and the options before court.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Dividing Family Property in BC: Choosing the Right Process
How you resolve a BC family property dispute matters as much as the law. Compare negotiation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative practice and court.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Family Violence in BC: Protection Orders
How BC's Family Law Act defines family violence, how protection orders work, how courts weigh safety in parenting decisions, and when civil claims arise.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Final-Offer Family Arbitration: Kohut v. Yagelniski
A BC court dismissed every ground of appeal from a final-offer family arbitration award. What Kohut v. Yagelniski, 2026 BCSC 714, teaches about finality.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
When Lawyer Letters Escalate Your Family Case
Aggressive letters between family lawyers can inflate conflict and cost. How measured correspondence and mediation keep BC separations on track.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Reconciliation, Second Separations and Back Child Support
Reconciled with your spouse, then separated again? Learn how BC courts treat child support during reconciliation and claims for retroactive support after.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Challenging a Parenting Coordinator: Sandhu v. Mangat
A BC Supreme Court decision, Sandhu v. Mangat, upheld a parenting coordinator's ruling on section 7 expenses. What it means for separated parents in BC.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Schrader v. Schrader: When a Separation Agreement Fails
A BC Court of Appeal decision, Schrader v. Schrader, 2025 BCCA 50, shows how a signed separation agreement can be set aside when a home's value is wrong.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Spousal Support Outside the SSAG: Bekar v. Mordo
Why a BC Supreme Court judge found the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines a poor fit in a short, unconventional relationship: Bekar v. Mordo explained.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Tracing an Inheritance Mixed With Family Property in BC
How BC courts trace excluded property once an inheritance is mixed with family assets, and what Mills v. O'Connor, 2025 BCCA 34 means for spouses.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Who Keeps the Engagement Ring in BC?
Who keeps the ring when a relationship ends? Engagement rings are usually conditional gifts, but marriage changes the rules. What BC couples should know.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Family Mediation Benefits in Surrey, BC
How family mediation helps Surrey BC families: lower cost, privacy, control over outcomes, and how BC's Family Law Act makes mediated agreements binding.
May 6, 2026 · 6 min read