British Columbia
4 lawyers whose firms cover family work in Surrey. Each lawyer was checked on their provincial law society's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms. Browsing Lawvoo is free.
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Jacy J. Wingson, KC · Partner, Estates · Family · Surrey
13450 102 Avenue, Suite 1500, Surrey, BC V3T 5X3
Partner whose practice is estate planning and administration, and estates and trust litigation, including contested estates and property disputes. The firm also covers family law, residential real estate and personal injury.
Puneet Khaira · Family, Immigration & Litigation Lawyer · Family · Surrey
8078 128 Street, Unit 202, Surrey, BC V3W 4E9
Trial lawyer practising family law, Canadian immigration law, real estate conveyancing and litigation, with experience in the BC Provincial Court, the Supreme Court of BC and the Federal Court. The firm's immigration work includes permanent residence, family sponsorship, refugee claims, study and work permits, and citizenship.
Kanchan K. Dhahan · Partner, Head of Family Law Group · Family · Surrey
7565 132 Street, Suite 220, Surrey, BC V3W 1K5
Heads the firm's Family Law Group and practises only family law, appearing in the BC Provincial Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal and using out-of-court processes where they fit. The firm's main office is in Surrey and it also covers employment and human rights law, immigration, real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Tamara L. Dewar · Partner, Litigator · Family · Surrey
13401 108th Avenue, Suite 1450, Surrey, BC V3T 5T3
Litigation partner whose practice covers employment and human rights law, family law, estate and trust litigation, and commercial disputes. She was called in British Columbia in 2017 after practising in California and Washington State.
Divorce and separation, parenting arrangements, child and spousal support, and dividing property. Divorce follows the federal Divorce Act; property division comes from BC's Family Law Act, which also covers unmarried couples who have lived together for at least two years.
Divorce is federal law, so the rule is the same across Canada: the only ground is marriage breakdown, usually shown by living apart for one year or more. You or your spouse must have lived in British Columbia for a full year before applying.
Under BC's Family Law Act, couples generally share equally any property acquired during their relationship. Property each person brought into the relationship is kept, but its increase in value can be divided. The time limit to ask a court for an order is two years after a divorce order for married couples, or two years from the date of separation for unmarried couples.
Yes, if they lived together in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years. BC's property division rules apply to them in the same way as to married couples. This is different from some other provinces, such as Ontario.
For Surrey, parenting, support and protection orders can be dealt with at the Surrey Provincial Court, 14340 57 Avenue. Divorce and property division must go to the Supreme Court, which does not sit in Surrey — the New Westminster Law Courts are a nearby Supreme Court location. In BC only the Supreme Court can deal with divorce and property division; the Provincial Court can deal with parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support and protection orders.
To practise law in British Columbia a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. You can look up any lawyer in the Law Society's public Lawyer Directory, which shows their practising status and any discipline history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society.
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