202210.27
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Retirement is a Material Change in Circumstances

The British Columbia Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) confirmed on 26 September 2022 in Hauge v. Hauge, 2022 BCCA 325 that a spouse’s obligation to pay spousal support can be varied if the paying spouse retires. The BCCA upheld The Honourable Mr. Justice Baird’s decision in Hague v. Hague, 2021 BCSC 771 where Mr Hauge’s obligation to…

Happy Holidays
202012.24
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Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from our BLC family to yours. 2020 has been challenging and there’s promise for 2021. We hope you will be hugging your family and friends soon!

201703.22
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BC Provincial Court Changes

Starting June 1st, 2017 important changes are coming that British Columbians need to know if they intend to start an action in BC Provincial Court. First, if your claim is $5,000 or less, then in most cases you must proceed with your claim through the online Civil Resolution Tribunal. And second, the Provincial Court now…

201611.15
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Do you have an Accident Insurance Policy?

Many people who have an accident insurance policy probably don’t give much thought to it unless a claim needs to be made against it. The problem with many of these policies is that they are hard to understand and exclusions within the policy can effectively make the policy worthless. A family in North Vancouver discovered…