Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Honourable Madam Justice Fitzpatrick |
| Citation | 2020 BCSC 194 |
| Docket Number | E16957 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Date | 14 February 2020 |
-
- This document is available in original version only for vLex customers
View this document and try vLex for 7 days - TRY VLEX
- This document is available in original version only for vLex customers
4 practice notes
-
S.A.T. v. D.I.T.,
...value of $1,606.24. Case law indicates the surrender value of a life insurance policy is divisible family property: Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194 at para. 249(i); Krczizanowski v. Fieseler, 2018 BCSC 1545 at para. 62; M.T. v. J.S., 2020 BCSC 203 at para. 168; Kumagai v. Campbe......
-
Suidy v. Corbeil,
...the first $45,000 arising from the sale of Sunshine’s assets. He bears the onus of establishing such an exclusion: Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194 at [74] As I recognized in Higgs, the intention of the parties is a key factor toward finding whet......
-
Higgs v. Lear,
...property and also sought an unequal division of the family property, claiming an equal division would be unfair: Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194 at [5] The reasons for judgment of the trial judge run to 225 paragraphs. The appendix to ......
-
Property Division In Family Matters: Is Age Relevant?
...The Supreme Court of BC recently found that a party's age is not relevant to the division of family property in Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194. The Court considered the argument that a younger spouse ought to receive more assets, since that spouse would likely have a longer lifespan in which ......
3 cases
-
S.A.T. v. D.I.T.,
...value of $1,606.24. Case law indicates the surrender value of a life insurance policy is divisible family property: Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194 at para. 249(i); Krczizanowski v. Fieseler, 2018 BCSC 1545 at para. 62; M.T. v. J.S., 2020 BCSC 203 at para. 168; Kumagai v. Campbe......
-
Suidy v. Corbeil,
...the first $45,000 arising from the sale of Sunshine’s assets. He bears the onus of establishing such an exclusion: Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194 at [74] As I recognized in Higgs, the intention of the parties is a key factor toward finding whet......
-
Higgs v. Lear,
...property and also sought an unequal division of the family property, claiming an equal division would be unfair: Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194 at [5] The reasons for judgment of the trial judge run to 225 paragraphs. The appendix to ......
1 firm's commentaries
-
Property Division In Family Matters: Is Age Relevant?
...The Supreme Court of BC recently found that a party's age is not relevant to the division of family property in Higgs v. Lear, 2020 BCSC 194. The Court considered the argument that a younger spouse ought to receive more assets, since that spouse would likely have a longer lifespan in which ......