The BC Family Law Act came into effect on March 18, 2013. The information in this fact sheet is based on information provided by the BC Ministry of Justice. For more information about the new legal terms (highlighted below) and the changes to the law, see the Guide to the New BC Family Law Act. […]
VICTORIA – Two new legal aid projects announced today at Victoria’s Justice Access Centre (JAC) are focused on providing B.C. families with the services they need to help them with their family law issues. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Suzanne Anton, and Tom Christensen, chair of the board for the Legal Services Society (LSS) […]
Parenting After Separation is a free, three-hour information session for BC parents. The course explains the effects of separation on separating parents and their children. It demonstrates effective ways to communicate and solve problems in parenting situations. In some communities, attending a Parenting After Separation course is mandatory for separating parents. But any separating parents […]
What the planned changes to the federal child benefits really mean for divorced or separated parents Opposition finance critic Lisa Raitt has raised a new concern about the planned changes to federal child benefits, namely, what happens in cases of separation or divorce? It’s actually a question that should be raised more often in social […]
At what age do children get to decide where to live? Many children will express a preference for one parent over another. These preferences often change over time, sometimes moment to moment, depending on who the child feels closest to. Courts may take the child’s preference into consideration when making an order on parenting time. […]
At what point after separation do former spouses truly have economic independence from one another? Child support obligations tie parents together until the children become independent adults. That may be a lengthy period of time after separation but it is a defined period. For spousal support obligations there may be no clear end date to […]