When a Spouse Becomes a Spy
Email Snooping, Hidden Cameras, GPS Trackers — Privacy Damages and Property Consequences in BC Family Law By George Lee | George Lee Law | 李广田律师事务所 1. A Real Case A client walks into my office. He has just discovered that during the months before separation, his wife was quietly logging into his Gmail and reading […]
Working While You Wait
An Open Work Permit Q&A for Inland Spousal Sponsorship Couples George Lee · Barrister & Solicitor · George Lee Law Mei arrived in Vancouver on a closed work permit. She married her Canadian partner six months ago, and last week they filed her inland spousal sponsorship application together. Her work permit still has eight months […]
Intimate Partner Violence Now Has a Civil Remedy in Canada
What Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16 Means for Survivors in British Columbia By George Lee, Barrister & Solicitor Vancouver, BC · May 2026 Two Survivors, Two Doors That Used to Be Closed Picture two women I might meet in my office on a Tuesday morning. The first, Anna, has been married for fifteen years. […]
Is Your Excluded Property Really Protected?
How BC’s Court of Appeal Is Using Reapportionment to Reach Excluded Assets — and What It Means for You George Lee • George Lee Law • gleelaw.com Family Law | Property Division | BC You Did Everything Right — and It Still Wasn’t Enough Imagine this. You inherited $2 million from your parents. You kept […]
“My Parents Gave Me the Money” vs. “I’m Just Holding It for My Parents”
The Critical Difference Between Parental Gifts and Property Held in Trust Under BC’s Family Law Act George Lee • George Lee Law • gleelaw.comFamily Law | Property Division | BC Two Families, Two Very Different Outcomes Here’s a situation I see regularly in my practice. Two couples are separating. In both families, the parents were […]
Your Name Is on the Title — But Is It Really Your Property?
When an Adult Married Child Holds Property for Their Parents Under BC Law George Lee | George Lee Law | gleelaw.com 1. The Arrangement That Seemed So Simple In my 25 years practising family law in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, few situations cause as much surprise and distress as this one: parents transfer a […]
BACKING OUT OF YOUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONDO PURCHASE IN BC: The Legal Consequences You Cannot Afford to Ignore
George Lee Law | Family Law · Immigration · Civil Litigation | Vancouver, BC Serving the Lower Mainland in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin Vancouver’s real estate market has undergone a dramatic correction. Pre-construction condos purchased at peak prices in 2020–2022 are now completing at valuations far below what buyers agreed to pay. Thousands of purchasers […]
Freezing a Defendant’s Funds Before You Get to Trial
CIVIL LITIGATION IN BC How Creditors Can Seize Bank Accounts and Other Funds Before Judgment Under the Court Order Enforcement Act George Lee | George Lee Law | Vancouver, BC | 604-681-1611 Introduction Most people assume that a creditor cannot touch a debtor’s assets until after a court has decided the case and entered judgment. […]
Can I Register a Certificate of Pending Litigation Against Land in British Columbia?
PROPERTY LITIGATION IN BC A Practical Guide to CPLs, Constructive Trusts, and Protecting Your Interest in Property George Lee | George Lee Law | Vancouver, BC | 604-681-1611 | info@gleelaw.com | gleelaw.com Introduction If you are involved in a legal dispute in British Columbia and believe that someone else’s property was acquired or improved using […]
How Can I Get a Divorce with a Missing Spouse?
Alternative Service, Substituted Service, and the “Best Efforts” the Court Expects Before Granting the Order George Lee Law | Vancouver | 604-681-1611 You are ready to move on with your life. The marriage is over, you need a divorce, and the family assets need to be divided. There is just one problem: your spouse has […]