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		<title>Reflections of a Divorce Lawyer:  The Utility (and Not) of Email Exchanges Between Spouses as Evidence</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/family-law/reflections-of-a-divorce-lawyer-the-utility-and-not-of-email-exchanges-between-spouses-as-evidence/</link>
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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>When Will the Court Remove an Executor?</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/uncategorized/when-will-the-court-remove-an-executor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Rockandel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Disputes often arise between co-executors or between beneficiaries and an executor during the course of the administration of an estate.  Often these disputes involve the way in which the executor is carrying out his or her duties.  Sometimes there is a long and acrimonious history between the parties that remains unresolved and contentious long after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk about the important things, while you can</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-planning/talk-about-the-important-things-while-you-can/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-planning/talk-about-the-important-things-while-you-can/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique Poutissou</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Guardianship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/?p=1043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part of my practice involves obtaining committeeships for adults (adult guardianships) who have lost mental capacity, which I discuss in this post  http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-litigation/what-is-a-committeeship-and-why-you-might-need-one/.  In the case of a committee application, sometimes the family doctor or another family member can offer evidence through affidavit about the vulnerable adult’s wishes.  This evidence may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Family Law Act to set parentage rules for surrogacy</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/reproductive-law/new-family-law-act-to-set-parentage-rules-for-surrogacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/reproductive-law/new-family-law-act-to-set-parentage-rules-for-surrogacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monique Shebbeare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BC’s new Family Law Act will – for the first time in BC history – set rules about parentage when children are conceived using assisted reproduction. The potential surrogate and intended parent(s) must enter an agreement before the child is born. The intended parent(s) will be the legal parents if no one withdraws from the agreement before birth, the surrogate gives written consent to surrender the child when the child is born, and the intended parent(s) take the child into their care.]]></description>
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		<title>New BC Family Law Act to define who legal parents are when a sperm donor, egg donor or embryo donor is used</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/reproductive-law/new-bc-family-law-act-to-define-who-legal-parents-are-when-a-sperm-donor-egg-donor-or-embryo-donor-is-used/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/reproductive-law/new-bc-family-law-act-to-define-who-legal-parents-are-when-a-sperm-donor-egg-donor-or-embryo-donor-is-used/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monique Shebbeare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BC’s new Family Law Act will – for the first time in BC history – set rules about parentage when children are conceived using assisted reproduction. The birth mother and her spouse will be the legal parents, and the donor will not be a legal parety only on the basis of donation.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Centre for Elder Law announces the online launch of its report, Elder and Guardianship Mediation</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/mediation/canadian-centre-for-elder-law-announces-the-online-launch-of-its-report-elder-and-guardianship-mediation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/mediation/canadian-centre-for-elder-law-announces-the-online-launch-of-its-report-elder-and-guardianship-mediation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Garton-Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mediation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Generously funded by the Law Foundation of British Columbia, this report is the first comprehensive and internationally comparative study of elder and guardianship mediation in Canada.
As a person ages, mediation may be used to resolve disagreements in the context of estate planning, financial planning, organizing caregiving, developing a housing plan, discussing lifestyle choices—varied circumstances where an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monique Shebbeare interviewed on CKNW About Sperm Donors</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/adoption/monique-shebbeare-on-sperm-donor-rights-cknw-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/adoption/monique-shebbeare-on-sperm-donor-rights-cknw-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monique Shebbeare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CKNW &#8211; Sept15-11 &#8211; 1.30pm- Interview with Monique (part 1)
CKNW &#8211; Sept15-11 &#8211; 1.40pm &#8211; Interview with Monique (part 2)
Sperm donors are used by heterosexual couples with fertility challenges, by same-sex couples and by single women. What are the implications? In this interview, CKNW host Simi Sara and I discuss:

Recent reports of the high numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If they can’t find it, they can’t distribute it…</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-administration/if-they-can%e2%80%99t-find-it-they-can%e2%80%99t-distribute-it%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-administration/if-they-can%e2%80%99t-find-it-they-can%e2%80%99t-distribute-it%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique Poutissou</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/?p=928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my post on ways to avoid litigation, I noted that your executor needs to be able to find your will!    If a copy is available, you may still be able to gain probate, but there will always be a shadow over the process.   To be safe, your executor should be able to find your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Ways to Avoid Estate Litigation</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-litigation/top-10-ways-to-avoid-estate-litigation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-litigation/top-10-ways-to-avoid-estate-litigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique Poutissou</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Litigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 1.    Consider the family history when planning your estate – especially blended families
Your family has had a lifetime to build their relationship – and you should consider it when you planning your estate.  If you treat siblings unequally in the will without reason, it may lead to resentment, alienation, and litigation.  If there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Committeeship, and why you might need one</title>
		<link>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-litigation/what-is-a-committeeship-and-why-you-might-need-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/blog/estate-litigation/what-is-a-committeeship-and-why-you-might-need-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique Poutissou</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Litigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I appeared in Court recently, representing a client in a committeeship application.  The client was in a long-term marriage, and his wife has been diagnosed with dementia. She held assets in her name, and as a result he was unable to deal with them without her agreement, but she was no longer able to make [...]]]></description>
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