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Family law 2020 BCSC 679

Gutierrez v. Del Fierro

Family property and debt dispute in which the court ordered presumptive equal division, with a limited adjustment for post-separation mortgage principal payments.

  • Unequal division of family property
  • Family debt determination and allocation
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Extraprovincial asset valuation and compensation
  • Occupation rent
  • Valuation date for family property
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Family law 2019 BCSC 1952

Foster v. Boudreau

The court found no enforceable oral separation agreement, ordered the Victoria home sold, divided property and pension under the Family Law Act, and dismissed spousal support.

  • Oral agreement under s.92 family law act
  • Division of family property and debts
  • Occupation rent
  • Spousal support entitlement
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Oral-agreement
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Family law 2018 BCSC 595

Coltman v. Williams

The court fixed the start of a marriage-like relationship, adjusted property valuation dates, divided assets and pensions, and ordered spousal support and related family-law relief.

  • Marriage-like relationship
  • Valuation date for family property
  • Significant unfairness under s.95 fla
  • Excluded property
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Parenting time
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Family law 2017 BCSC 319

Dheenshaw v. Gill

Family property, debt and support dispute: the court ordered equal division of remaining condominium proceeds, treated a $50,000 parental advance as a loan, and awarded lump sum spousal support.

  • Division of family property
  • Excluded property
  • Family debt
  • Unequal division - significant unfairness
  • Tracing of third party gifts
  • Presumption of resulting trust
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Family law 2013 BCSC 704

Schubert v. Schubert

The court granted the father day-to-day care of the twins, ordered the family home sold to pay debts, excluded the rental properties from division, and deferred spousal support.

  • Division of family assets
  • Family relations act interpretation
  • Child views report and best interests
  • Sale of family home
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Access and transportation obligations
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Family law 2012 BCSC 1240

B.G.P. v. L.M.P.

Court rejected claimant's account that incomes were similar at separation and found first notice of a child support claim was August 2010; ordered retroactive child support for J.T. from August 1, 2010 to August 30, 2012 and for J.B. for July 2012 only, at Guideline rates using 2010 and 2011 incomes with offsets and credit for prior payments. For the family home the court applied the Donovan procedure: accepted respondent's total house expenses of $170,917.32, fixed a reasonable occupation rent at $1,300/month but reduced by half for children's right to live rent free, giving claimant credit…

  • Retroactive child support
  • Division of matrimonial home
  • Occupation rent
  • Reapportionment under family relations act s.65
  • Joint custody
  • Pension division under part 6
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Family law 2010 BCSC 1832

Gain v. Gain

Family law trial on divorce, property division and support. The court granted divorce, treated most disputed assets as family assets, and ordered indefinite spousal support.

  • Division of family assets
  • Reapportionment under fra s.65
  • Spousal support (divorce act and fra)
  • Characterization of disability benefits
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Family-law
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Family law 2008 BCSC 1562

Wale v. Wale

The court held that the defendant’s trucking business assets were family assets, preferred trial-date valuation, ordered sale of family assets and equal division, and denied spousal support and a continuing restraining order.

  • Family assets
  • Valuation date
  • Apportionment under s.65 family relations act
  • Business asset exception s.59
  • Rrsp equalization
  • Order for sale
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Family law 2008 BCSC 363

Smith v. Smith

The court granted divorce and indefinite spousal support, ordered equal division of the former family home and RRSPs, and dismissed a life-insurance beneficiary claim.

  • Division of family assets
  • Reapportionment under s.65
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Rrsp division and spousal rollover
  • Spousal support entitlement and quantum
  • Beneficiary designation on life insurance
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Family law 2007 BCSC 1233

R.L.M. v. L.A.M.

The court reapportioned matrimonial assets 75% to the defendant and 25% to the plaintiff, found no spousal support was warranted, and addressed pension division.

  • Division of family assets
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Characterization of inheritance as family asset
  • Onus of proof under s.60 fra
  • Pension division under part 6
  • Entitlement to spousal support
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