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Family law 2021 BCSC 538

Kasian Estate v. Kasian

The court granted Don Kasian leave to file a counterclaim shortly before trial, finding the claims were not plainly doomed and that delay did not justify refusal.

  • Counterclaim leave
  • Limitations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reapportionment of family assets
  • Variation of settlement
  • Rescission
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Family law 2020 BCSC 1004

Ostro v. Kotyk

The court ordered an interim distribution of $62,174.37 from sale proceeds so the claimant could fund an imminent family law trial, finding need and no prejudice.

  • Interim distribution
  • Family relations act
  • Family law act
  • Pension offset
  • Emergency funding
  • Interim-distribution
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Family law 2019 BCCA 188

Kooner v. Kooner

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, set aside dismissal of the wife’s property claim, and remitted the matter because the chambers judge gave insufficient reasons.

  • Family relations act
  • Family asset
  • Reapportionment
  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Sufficiency of reasons
  • Summary trial
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Family law 2018 BCSC 2140

Chan-Henry v. Liu

Family law trial on disclosure, settlement enforcement, property division, spousal support, and child support. The court upheld most of the consent order but varied child support terms.

  • Settlement agreement
  • Consent order
  • Non-disclosure
  • Variation of order
  • Child support guidelines
  • Family relations act
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Family law 2017 BCCA 73

Reid v. Reid

La Cour d’appel a maintenu la convention de séparation pour la pension alimentaire du conjoint, mais a accordé une pension alimentaire pour enfants rétroactive pour 2010.

  • Separation agreement
  • Non-disclosure in matrimonial negotiations
  • Variation of support
  • Retroactive child support
  • Interpretation of review clause
  • Family relations act
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Family law 2014 BCSC 1709

P.K.N. v. D.S.N.

Court addressed division of assets and support, finding Lot 16 was not a family asset, but that joint-account funds were shared property and income should be imputed.

  • Child support
  • Spousal support
  • Imputed income
  • Family assets
  • Family relations act
  • Federal child support guidelines
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Family law 2013 BCSC 682

O.C.C. v. A.C.

Judicial review of a Provincial Court family ruling. The court set aside interim child support orders because the parties were not sworn, but found no reasonable apprehension of bias.

  • Child support
  • Interim orders
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Natural justice
  • Unsworn testimony
  • Family relations act
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Family law 2013 BCSC 505

Wu v. Wu

The court held that HSBC was entitled to costs after being required to defend the claim, but limited the award to Scale A because the issues were of little difficulty.

  • Costs
  • Trustee liability
  • Matrimonial home
  • Family relations act
  • Costs scales (appendix b)
  • Trustee-liability
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Wills and estates 2011 BCSC 29

Miller v. Millir

The court varied a will under the Wills Variation Act and awarded the surviving spouse a $75,000 lump sum, after considering survivorship assets and moral obligations.

  • Will variation
  • Wills variation act
  • Spousal support
  • Family relations act
  • Survivorship
  • Estate distribution
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Family law 2010 BCCA 580

Besha v. Lisanework

The British Columbia Court of Appeal held that the Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction under the Family Relations Act to vary a Washington child support order.

  • Recognition of foreign orders
  • Jurisdiction to vary support
  • Interjurisdictional support orders act
  • Family relations act
  • Family-law
  • Foreign-orders
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