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Digital Assets and Estate Planning: What You Need to Know
Estate planning today goes beyond real estate, bank accounts, and personal belongings. A growing...
What Happens to Your Will If You Move to British Columbia
Moving to a new province is a major life transition. Whether you are relocating for work,...
Family Court is Expensive
Family Court is expensive and Scott Taylor has ways to make it less expensive with unbundled service. Hire the right lawyer for what it is you are doing
Parental Alienation – Snake in the grass
Alienation occurs when one parent manipulates a child to reject the other parent, whether out of hatred, fear, or disrespect. Unfortunately, parental alienation is a phenomenon that can arise in decision-making responsibility and parenting disputes.
The Language of “Un” Love
Much has been written over the years about the language of love, but not so much about the language of separation, and divorce. As a long time family lawyer, I have heard it all. To help those of you experiencing separation, and divorce, to truly understand the actual...
Covid Restrictions – The Return of The Good Old Days?
To the relief of many, the end of Covid restrictions marks a welcome return to normal. But for many, with family law matters, a return to normal is no relief at all. How So? Two reasons stand out, cost and accessibility. During the height of the pandemic rather than...
A Christmas Holiday Message from Scott Taylor
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/893191_3a54602616b34d5abc2dc4249ba08467/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 With the holidays approaching, there is one sad reality which has become a Christmas tradition. Namely, the flood of applications to courts by parents throughout the province,...
Unbundled!
What’s the deal with unbundled legal services? Unbundled. Listen to the Radio Interview With Martin Strong It’s not just a term used to describe cable tv and phone services. Nowadays it’s also a term used to describe the delivery of legal services, especially in my...
3 Tips: Future Perfect
You’re just separated, or are thinking about it. You have no idea of what to do, where to go, or who to talk to. You are feeling overwhelmed. You’re not alone. Here are several tips which I think will help, if you find yourself in this situation. Firstly, do not rely...
National Disgrace
Recently there was a great deal of attention surrounding various changes to the Federal Divorce Act. In particular, there was an expanded definition of “domestic violence”, and some archaic terms such as “custody”, were replaced with phrases such as “parental...
Snake in the Grass pt. 2
Last week I addressed the scourge of “parental alienation”, comparing it to a poisonous snake in the grass. This week on the Roy Green Program, I had a second opportunity to speak on this subject, with another guest, psychologist Dr. Ellie Bolgar. If you are a...