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The efficient way to find key principles and cases in BC family law

This publication is essential for: all lawyers who need to understand and keep current on family law in BC.

Need to know the current state of the law on an issue in your family law file? Turn to the Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia first to get a complete understanding of the legal principles and leading case law on all of the issues you face in BC family law. For over 25 years, this is the trusted resource that the BC bench and bar keep at their fingertips.

With this resource, you will be able to:

  • easily find the current law on issues such as care of children, child support, property division, pension division, spousal support, adoption, and child protection
  • quickly go to the leading cases so you can spend more time looking for specific decisions suited to your facts
  • understand the relationship between specific issues in the BC family law context

Buy today and save time finding your way through BC family law!

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Features and Highlights

Highlights of the 2025 Update include:

  • new case law and updated discussion on the intention to separate, jurisdictional issues, adultery, invalid marriages, and the tort of conspiracy
  • updated analysis and new cases on parenting issues, including guardianship, immunization decisions, past conduct, reunification programs, habitual residence, and relocation
  • updated analysis and case law on child support issues, such as lawful tax deductions, imputation of income, s. 7 expenses, and retroactive support
  • extensive updates to the property law chapter, including new commentary and case law on “pre-existing proceedings,” separation and reconciliation, tax issues, treatment of gifts, tracing, and valuation dates
  • updated analysis and case law on spousal support issues, including marriage-like relationships, compensatory support, retroactive support, departure from Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines’ ranges, re-partnering, and termination of support
  • new case law on pension division in family law matters, injunctive relief (including possession of laneway homes), evidence (including expert reports and surreptitious recordings), procedural alternatives (including parenting coordinators, judicial case conferences, applications to strike, and severance), and death of a child’s guardian
  • substantially reorganized discussion on costs, including new case law on offers to settle

Contributors

Editorial Board
The Honourable Justice Margot Fleming — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Heather MacNaughton — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Todd R. Bell — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Scott L. Booth, KC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Line B. Williams — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

Authors
Colin P. Galinski — Galinski Pension and Benefits Law, Vancouver
H. Hailey Graham — Hamilton Fabbro Lawyers, Vancouver
Daylyn J. Miller — Hamilton Fabbro Lawyers, Vancouver
Matthew Ostrow — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Delia Jane Ramsbotham — Sunrise Family Services Society, Vancouver
Roja Safartabar — Daykin Walker Kaderly Wahid LLP, Vancouver
Brandon St. Pierre — Daykin Walker Kaderly Wahid LLP, Vancouver
Amanda Winters — Scion Law, Vancouver

Table of Contents

Chapters

1. Overview of Family Law Claims
2. Parenting and Care of Children
3. Child Support
4. Property under the Family Law Act
5. Pension Division under the Family Law Act
6. Spousal Support
7. Family Law Agreements
8. Injunctive Relief in Family Law
9. Discovery and Financial Disclosure in Family Law
10. Evidence in Family Law Matters
11. Procedural Alternatives in Family Law
12. Costs in Family Law
13. Testamentary Issues in Family Law
14. Adoption

Tables

Case Table
Statute Table and Related Material Table
Index

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“CLEBC’s Family Law Sourcebook is THE single most helpful resource in family law. It is an essential tool for any lawyer setting up their family law practice. I tell family law lawyers that this publication is the best starting point for researching family law issues.”

~ Lisa J. Hamilton, KC, Partner, Hamilton Fabbro