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How To Keep Your Legal Fees Down
We know most clients want to keep your legal costs down as low as possible so here are some ideas of what you can do to help yourself. Information Collection Complete your Client Intake Questionnaire. This questionnaire contains basic information your lawyer requires...
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.
Fund Raising for the Boys and Girls Club
A few of our team members took the opportunity to switch out their lawyer hats for a different kind of hat... Kay, Shauna, Sam de Wit and Sam Rappoport attended the Mad Hatters Ball, a fund raiser for the Boys and Girls Club at Bear Mountain on March 11, 2017. Kay...
Thinking of Moving with your Child (Relocation): Know your Legal Rights and Responsibilities
In our increasingly mobile world, the reality is that many of us will live in different cities, provinces and even countries in our lifetime. You may desire to move for a new job opportunity, a new relationship, or to be closer to family. If children are involved in...
Potential New Law on Pets in Divorce
In British Columbia the law is that pets in family law disputes are considered “chattels”. That means they are considered as just another piece of property to be divided between the parties. In fact, pets are often considered to be members of the family and...