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Family law 2025 BCCA 69

Bradley v. Callahan

The Court of Appeal held the marriage agreement operated unfairly because it ignored Ms. Bradley’s indirect contributions and extraordinary asset growth, ordering $29 million reapportionment.

  • Marriage agreement fairness
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Retroactive child support
  • Retroactive spousal support
  • Indirect contributions
  • Valuation timing
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Family law 2021 BCSC 1642

Wallace v. Pichichero

Family law trial on property division and spousal support. The court excluded an inherited ranch, valued US assets at trial exchange rates, and ordered periodic support.

  • Valuation date and exchange rate for foreign assets
  • Inheritance/excluded property
  • Occupational rent
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Ira/foreign retirement account equalization
  • Disclosure sanctions (life insurance)
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Family law 2020 BCSC 1020

C.S. v. C.B.

The court applied the FRA under s. 252 of the FLA, found the cohabitation agreement valid but unfair, reapportioned property, and ordered support and divorce.

  • Cohabitation agreement
  • Property division
  • Transitional provisions (s.252 fla)
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Spousal support
  • Child support
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Family law 2020 BCCA 45

Xie v. Yuan

Appeal dismissed in a family property reapportionment dispute. The Court upheld the marriage agreement and found no palpable and overriding error in the trial judge’s factual findings.

  • Marriage agreement
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Fairness assessment
  • Short marriage principles
  • Contributions and mortgage risk
  • Family-law
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Family law 2018 BCSC 1424

Sellars v. Harvey

The court upheld a 1997 marriage agreement, applied the Family Relations Act, and reapportioned the farm so the respondent received 12.5% of its value.

  • Marriage agreement
  • Division of family property
  • Enforceability of premarital/marriage agreements
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Credibility assessment
  • Family-property-division
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Family law 2018 BCSC 941

Xie v. Yuan

The court held the Divorce Agreement binding and found no unfairness under s. 65 of the Family Relations Act, so no reapportionment of the Richmond Property was ordered.

  • Marriage agreement
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Family asset definition
  • Issue estoppel/res judicata
  • Valuation date
  • Credibility of witnesses
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Family law 2018 BCCA 199

H.S.S. v. S.H.D.

Court of Appeal remitted reapportionment and spousal support for fresh determination, finding errors in treating speculative inheritances and in the reasons given.

  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Marriage agreement fairness
  • Compensatory vs needs-based spousal support
  • Treatment of contingent trust interests
  • Relevance of potential inheritances
  • Application of spousal support advisory guidelines
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Family law 2017 BCSC 2289

Sangha v. Sangha

The court found disputed corporate shares were family assets, reapportioned them in the wife’s favour, ordered compensation and a charge, and awarded special costs.

  • Division of family assets
  • Spousal support (retroactive lump sum)
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Compensation order and charging order under s.66 fra
  • Special costs and s.92 penalty
  • Issue estoppel and abuse of process
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Family law 2016 BCSC 1434

Pirozok v. Pirozok

The court reapportioned the family home sale proceeds 75/25 in favour of the respondent and ordered monthly and retroactive spousal support.

  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Retroactive lump sum spousal support
  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Occupational rent
  • Compensation order and trust holdback
  • Family-property-division
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Family law 2016 BCSC 1153

R.L. v. Y.P.L.

Family law judgment on support arrears and reapportionment of the Family Home under the FRA. The court found a 60/40 split in favour of Y.P.L.

  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Triggering event under s.56 fra
  • Validity of separation/settlement agreement (s.61 fra)
  • Special expenses (child orthodontics)
  • Credibility findings
  • Family-law
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