The Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (the “Act”) came into force on September 1, 2011 and revises the Power of Attorney Act (“POAA”), Representation Agreement Act and Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act (“HCC”). The amendments to the POAA provide greater legislative certainty in both creating and exercising enduring powers [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Erica Pinsky, M.Sc, CHRP, is a respectful workplace solutions expert. As a speaker, trainer, author and consultant she provides a full range of customized services and solutions to eliminate discrimination, harassment, bullying and destructive conflict in the workplace. Her highly acclaimed book, “Road to Respect: Path to Profit” is filled with engaging stories, powerful insights [...]
Monique Shebbeare and I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Erica Pinsky, MSc, CHR, a "Respectful Workplace Solutions Expert™," to discuss Heritage Law as part of a series featuring companies that are "getting respect right”. Erica offered that "learning about firms like yours affirms my vision of the possibility of respectful workplaces where people [...]
I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Bill Good Show on May 31st which was a lot of fun. A description of and an audio link to the interview are below: THE WORST FIGHT OF ALL What could be uglier than children fighting over their dead parent’s estate? Not much… but it’s [...]
I enjoyed presenting today on estate disputes and how to avoid them on the BC Almanac show on CBC Radio One, hosted by Mark Forsythe. A link to the podcast is here or here.
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 [...]
There is a lack of a common definition of a family business but it is generally considered to be a business with two or more family members who have financial control of the company and there is some intent to transfer the business to the next generation. Over 90% of family businesses in Canada are [...]
As an adoptee who has reconnected with her birth family, the mother of a donor child, and a lawyer with a particular interest in assisted reproduction, I was very curious to read the B.C. Supreme Court’s new and landmark decision on the rights of donor offspring: Pratten v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2011 BCSC 656. [...]
