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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

When Is Equal Property Division Unfair in BC? Court of Appeal Offers New Guidance

Cozen O'Connor on 8/8/2025

The BC Court of Appeal decision in Dignard v Dignard, 2025 BCCA 43, gave clarity as to what considerations are needed when deciding whether an equal division of property would result in significant unfairness. The Court...more

Changes Under the New Personal Status Law Part 3: Financial Rights

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 3/26/2025

A new federal law regarding personal status has been issued by the UAE government on the 1st of October 2024 and which will come into effect on the 15th of April, 2025. Federal Decree Law No. 41 Of 2024 on the Issuance of the...more

BC Court of Appeal Clarifies the Appropriate Approach to Tracing Co-Mingled Property

Cozen O'Connor on 3/7/2025

In the recent case of Mills v. O’Connor, 2025 BCCA 34, the BC Court of Appeal offered some fresh insight on the relatively new and unsettled area of tracing property under the Family Law Act (the FLA). Under the FLA, the...more

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When Is Equal Property Division Unfair in BC? Court of Appeal Offers New Guidance

Changes Under the New Personal Status Law Part 3: Financial Rights

BC Court of Appeal Clarifies the Appropriate Approach to Tracing Co-Mingled Property

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