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		<title>Reflections of a Divorce Lawyer:  The Utility (and Not) of Email Exchanges Between Spouses as Evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Garcia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In matrimonial proceedings, our clients often provide us volumes of email exchanges between the separated spouses which purport to be helpful to the cause.  According to them, the missives, for example, show how the other side is denying access or deliberately concealing income, or whatever other issue is in contention.
Indeed, sometimes the exchanges are helpful, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monique Shebbeare discusses sperm donor anonymity on CKNW</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monique Shebbeare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to speak with CKNW’s Marcella Bernardo this weekend about anonymity of sperm donors in light of the recent landmark case Pratten v B.C. (A.G.) – Listen to or download the interview here
 
My view is that the underlying idea of the decision – that donor conceived children need to have access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicole Garton-Jones on Bill Good June 13, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Garton-Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was on the Bill Good Show on Monday, June 13th, 2011 to talk about the evolution and increasing use of social media in the context of family law.  A description of and an audio link to the interview are below:
 TURNING TO FACEBOOK TO CATCH A CHEATER: SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIVORCE
New York congressman Anthony Weiner’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advocating a mechanism for sperm donors to relinquish legal parenthood</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-planning/advocating-a-mechanism-for-sperm-donors-to-relinquish-legal-parenthood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 05:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monique Shebbeare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main reasons that intended parents choose anonymous sperm donors instead of donors they know is that the current law does not provide a mechanism for a sperm donor to formally relinquish legal parenthood, unless the intended mother has a partner who can adopt the child and the donor consents at the time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Changes to Family Law, Wills and Estates and Incapacity Legislation in BC</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/events/upcoming-changes-to-family-law-wills-and-estates-and-incapacity-legislation-in-bc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Garton-Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 10, 2011; 11:45 am to 1:01 pm. ] Join Karen Redmond and Nicole Garton-Jones of Heritage Law for lunch and a review of important upcoming changes to family law, wills and estates and incapacity legislation in BC.

Karen Redmond will review proposed significant changes to British Columbia's family law legislation as set out in the Ministry of Attorney General White Paper on Family Relations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All is Fair in Love and War: the Use of Diaries in Matrimonial Law Proceedings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was struck today by something that seemed inherently unfair, and I was reminded of an old saying, “all’s fair in love and war.”
Consider this:  you and your husband have been having a difficult time in your relationship.  You are writing about it in your diary, a place where you have kept your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Rules on Written Interrogatories</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/new-rules-on-written-interrogatories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/new-rules-on-written-interrogatories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The new rules of civil procedure in British Columbia will come into effect on July 1, 2010.   One of the changes will be to restrict the use of written interrogatories.
Under the old rules, Rule 29 allowed any party to serve questions in written form on another party to the lawsuit. This is a useful tool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dispelling the myths in family law – why you should seek legal advice before signing a separation agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/dispelling-the-myths-in-family-law-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-seek-legal-advice-before-signing-a-separation-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/dispelling-the-myths-in-family-law-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-seek-legal-advice-before-signing-a-separation-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As with many areas of law, there are myths surrounding divorce and separation, which cause confusion, and leave non-lawyers feeling like they have more questions than answers.  Confusion around rights and responsibilities, when coupled with an imbalance in a personal relationship can have a disastrous result.  Too often it is the person with the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prepare Short Leave Applications with Ease</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/how-to-prepare-short-leave-applications-with-ease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/how-to-prepare-short-leave-applications-with-ease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie McDougall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You are not alone if you panic when you have to bring on a chambers application for short leave notice under Rule 3(3.1) of the Rules of Court.
A short leave application sounds simple but it is not.  It is an application made either without notice to the opposing party or when the parties have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obtaining an Undefended or &#8220;Desk Order&#8221; Divorce Through Heritage Law</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/obtaining-an-undefended-or-desk-order-divorce-through-heritage-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/obtaining-an-undefended-or-desk-order-divorce-through-heritage-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Garton-Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A desk order divorce may be obtained where the only issue between spouses is the divorce itself or where the spouses have already settled all of the other issues, such as child custody and access, spousal support and division of family property, whether through a separation agreement or an agreement reached as to the terms [...]]]></description>
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