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BHM is in the Christmas Spirit
In previous years BHM has sponsored the Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island by taking part in their annual Bear Wear competition. This year, BHM is sponsoring the Foundation's "A Not So Silent Night" event. The event is taking place at the Grand Pacific...
Child Rights in Divorce
The rights of children are not always clear when parents separate and divorce. At the recent Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) 53rd Annual Conference in Seattle. Suzanne Williams, retired BC Supreme Court Justice Donna Martinson Q.C. and Caterina...
Children, Psychology, and Family Law Disputes
On Friday, March 11, 2016 Suzanne Williams spoke at the Continuing Legal Education Conference: Assessments & Interventions: The Intersection of Family Law and Psychology in Vancouver. She presented on a panel on why and how we hear the views of the...
Court Disclosure
Lawyers Weekly magazine posted an interesting article written by Kim Arnott, featuring our very own Trudi Brown. The article is about disclosure of information once one has entered the court system. You can read the article here: Court Rejects Blocking...
Wills Drafting Workshop
On June 23 and 24, 2016, Samantha Rapoport participated in the Continuing Legal Education Wills Drafting Workshop. Sam writes that she was particularly struck by the following passage in the course materials: “It is time to explode the myth that there is such a thing...
Common Law Success at BC Court of Appeal
On March 15, 2016, The BC Court of Appeal found in favour of a Brown Henderson Melbye client and made a significant ruling on property rights for common law spouses. The court found that common law spouses who separated before the new family law legislation, The...
Sesame Street Explains Divorce
The BHM Team would like to share this great resource from Sesame Street. There are kid-friendly videos, tips and blogs to help children understand the concept of divorce. Click here.
Best Lawyers in Canada 2016 Edition
We are proud to announce that through peer nomination at Best Lawyers, Trudi Brown has been selected as one of the best Family Law lawyers in Canada for 2016! Best Lawyers was first founded in 1983 by two Harvard Law students, Steven Naifeh and the late Gregory White...
Samantha Rapoport at the Fernwood Legal Clinic
Samantha Rapoport is excited to be one of the founding volunteers at the Free Fernwood Family Law Legal Information Clinic, which will be running every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fernwood NRG building at 1313 Gladstone Avenue. The clinic will be focused on...
Trudi Brown Golfs for Transition House and Families
In September 2015 Brown Henderson Melbye sponsored Victoria's Transition House, and Trudi shared a few reasons why.