SAPPERTON LAW, head office of The Sea to Sky Law Group

We can help with business formation, management advice and solving disputes, anywhere in BC. You are good at what you do or you have a great idea.... more

HOW TO SAVE MONEY USING A LAWYER Like a dentist, most people do not like going to a lawyer because of the cost, inconvenience and even emotional p... more

We provide family law advice anywhere in British Columbia. With decades, over 34 years, of successful experience helping thousands of different pe... more

POST DIVORCE NEEDS We can help you anywhere in BC with the many post-divorce needs. We have over three decades of successful experience helping t... more

Healthcare Directives We provide healthcare directive and personal planning services across BC, backed by over 30 years of experience. Personal (e... more

Probate Services We provide probate services across British Columbia, backed by over 30 years of experience helping clients with overlapping busin... more

Charitable Giving We provide advice on charitable giving as part of estate planning, helping you support causes you value while achieving potentia... more

Trust Formation We assist with trust formation anywhere in BC, including both inter vivos (created during your lifetime) and testamentary (created... more

Wills Preparation We offer estate planning including advice about your best solutions for your circumstances to anyone in British Columbia. It is... more

Asset Protection We offer asset protection as part of our legal services to all of British Columbia including Business Law, Family Law and Estate L... more

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Helping you solve issues for over 30 years. Free 15-minute intro call for family and estate issues.

Living (inter vivos) trusts are created during your lifetime to manage assets and control when beneficiaries receive them. They can offer benefits ... more

We assist clients anywhere in BC with heirship determination and estate administration issues. Our services include helping executors locate benefi... more

Probate is the court process that confirms a Will’s validity, but even a valid Will can lead to probate problems if it is poorly drafted. Common is... more

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RELEX Real Estate Lawyer, part of the SEA TO SKY LAW Group, serves all of British Columbia with over 30 years of experience helping clients resolve real estate legal matters. Unlike the traditional process where sellers pay separate realtor commis... more

Problem?...... Solved! Helping you solve issues for over 30 years. Free 15-minute intro call for family and estate issues. #YourChilliwackLawyer ... more

Problem?...... Solved! Helping you solve issues for over 30 years. Free 15-minute intro call for family and estate issues. #YourChilliwackLawyer ... more

SAVE BY PLANNING The old adage remains true: "An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure." It is far cheaper and much easier to spe... more

Family Law Solutions anywhere in BC SEA TO SKY LAW.ca has multiple service areas and decades of successful experience helping thousands of differe... more

Decades of Experience Solving BC Legal Problems For decades we served our communities providing both free and very limited legal aid funded suppor... more

Business Supports Our corporate and business practice provides a wide range of business and corporate legal services. With over 30 years of succ... more

Non-disclosure Agreements When privacy and intellectual property matter, trust The SEA TO SKY LAW Group serving ALL of BC to draft iron-clad non-d... more

BUSINESS DEFENCES Our business support includes helping you defend your business eg against claims for breach of contract, debt payments and defam... more

FUNERAL PLANNING My friend Dan and I are offer a FREE planning presentation about the need everyone avoids = funeral planning and related legal do... more

Divorce Consultation We give you solutions for your legal problems based on over 30 years of successful experience, confirmed by over 350+ Aliganbl... more

SPOUSAL SUPPORT Yes we can help with spousal support issues anywhere in BC not just in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Whether married leg... more

Child Custody Agreements We draft child custody agreements, including other child-related legal issues and concerns. We have over 30 years of suc... more

Adoption Services We facilitate adoption services in BC. Adoption is part of the general family law realm. We have over 30 years of successful ... more

Mediation and other ADR Services In addition to the traditional dispute solutions of negotiation and court litigation, we offer Alternative Dispu... more

How do you end a marriage in Canada? You remain legally married until you are actually divorced by court order. You could have the responsibility... more

Is marital separation different from ending a marriage in Canada? In BC, if you stop sharing a bed (which is only one factor to consider) with you... more

Decades of Experience Solving BC Legal Problems For decades we served our communities providing both free and very limited legal aid funded support... more

Business Law Our corporate and business practice provides a wide range of business and corporate legal services, including corporate annual reports... more

Business Supports Our corporate and business practice provides a wide range of business and corporate legal services. With over 30 years of succe... more

FUNERAL PLANNING My friend Dan and I are offered a FREE planning presentation about the need everyone avoids = funeral planning and related legal d... more

Another recent BC Appeal Court decision confirmed that children and spouses of a deceased can apply to vary the Will of the deceased after the deat... more

A recent BC Appeal Court decision confirms how important it is to use the correct words, and how important it is to review, often, our Will to conf... more

BUSINESS REPUTATION DEFENCES In this internet age, especially with the promotion of Google and Yelp reviews, businesses including professionals a... more

Probate is the process to have the Supreme Court approve the validity of Will. Of course, the Court only knows what it is told, and people often mi... more

Living Trusts A "living" trust can ensure assets are well managed until it's the right time for your intended beneficiary to receive the benefit o... more

Have you heard the term GREY (gray) DIVORCE ? The term refers to the spouses having grey hair. I recently read that about a third of divorces are ... more

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN information and LEGAL ADVICE Do you have a legal question or concern ? For general info, you can ask our A i ass... more

Charitable Giving We can advise on charitable giving for your estate planning. Charities can be one or more of your beneficiaries, and your gift ... more

PERSONAL PLANNING Personal Planning involves making decisions in writing so you have a written plan. You are far more likely to achieve your goals... more

Healthcare Directives Yes we serve all of BC with more than 30 years experience helping personal planning needs. Personal planning, also known as... more

Probate Services Yes we assist with probate services anywhere in BC. Yes we can help you with more than 30 years of successful experience built on... more

EXECUTOR SUPPORT SERVICES We offer Executor Support Services to anyone in the world who is administering an estate in British Columbia. Most peopl... more

Two kinds of BC Guardianship Laws We have more than 30 years of successful experience solving the guardianship needs of thousands of different peo... more

Will Drafting We provide Will drafting to anyone in BC. A Last Will & Testament ("Will") is your primary document to officially record your AFTER... more

Trust Administration Proper, honest and accurate trust administration is very important because the Trustee is handling assets that belong to some... more

Last Will The statistics suggest many if not most of us do NOT have a current Last Will & Testament (a "Will"), even if we are leaving assets or c... more

Family Law Asset and Debt Distribution We help solve the problems with dividing and distributing the net family assets in British Columbia. With ... more

Probate Litigation We handle probate litigation in British Columbia. With more than 30 years of successful experience we can help you identify a... more

Probate Court Representation We have over 30 years of successful experience solving problems for thousands of different people, especially family ... more

Corporate Law The SEA TO SKY LAW GROUP serves all of BC with the routine needs of businesses in addition to solving disputes. With more than 30 y... more

Court Dispute Most people do not like confrontation let alone a dispute that becomes a court battle. We have over 30 years of experience helping t... more

WHAT DO I DO IF I HAVE NO FRIENDS OR FAMILY SUITABLE TO BE MY POA or Executor? Many people today, especially as we age, have no family young enoug... more

Child Support Enforcement We help with child support enforcement anywhere in BC. We have decades of successful experience helping thousands of di... more

Domestic Violence Protection

We can also help with domestic violence protection in Metro Vancouver and anywhere in BC virtually. Family Violence has specific laws such as the Family Law Act (FLA) addressing the problem.

Free Consultation Calls When you need to count on expertise, we're here to help with more than 30 years of successful experience. The SEA TO SKY LAW Group serving ALL of BC offers a free 15 minute consultation calls to help clients clarify & confi... more

Family Law Family legal matters take a special touch because of the emotions and high stakes involved. The SEA TO SKY LAW Group serving ALL of BC ... more

Most home sellers hire a Realtor and a Notary to handle their sale, paying MLS commissions (often $29,000+ on a $1M home) plus legal fees (~$1,500)... more

A PLAN TO ACHIEVE YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!   It is that time of year again. Remember that failing to plan is planning to fail. Most of us do n... more

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Helping you solve issues for over 30 years. Free 15-minute intro call for family and estate issues.

What is the difference between criminal law and civil law ? Civil law is when people and businesses sue another individual or business or even a g... more

Why does the court process seem slow and expensive ? For justice to be seen to be done, the judge must hear all views before determining the facts... more

WHY DO I NEED A POWER OF ATTORNEY (POA) if I have a Will - and vice versa ? Life is not smooth sailing. Your insurance broker can give you all the... more

What can you do if you do not like the terms of a Will? There are two types of challenges to a Will = you might be concerned about the distributio... more

Is there more than one form of Probate ? If you have a properly made written Will then in BC you can apply for probate by the desk order process w... more

IS A POA GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE HEALTH DECISIONS FOR THE DONOR ? A Power of Attorney (POA) can be, with the correct wording, unrestricted in both the duration of time and scope of task. Thus people will insist their appointment by an enduring unres... more

OPEN ENDED DEFINITION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE I promised in my post about custody to talk about family violence. In addition to common law torts like... more

ARE CORPORATIONS IMMORTAL ? Unlike all humans, corporations can in theory live forever - so long as you comply with all regulatory requirements. F... more

IS THERE NO MORE CUSTODY ? With over 30 years of successful experience practicing family law, I have seen many changes to the law over the decades... more

WHEN IS A POWER OF ATTORNEY (POA) NOT VALID ? A Power of Attorney (POA) is very flexible; there are many types and uses of a POA both business and ... more

WHAT IS PROBATE - IS IT ALWAYS NEEDED ? Apparently, less than half of us have a Will or worse the Will is not current because circumstances have ch... more

Alignable has announced that Andrew Liggett of The Sea to Sky Law Group has been elected as New Westminster’s 2024 Business Person Of The Year.

TRUST TAX TROUBLE It is tax season and a new wrinkle to consider is the change by CRA to trust reporting. The change appears to be that even "bare... more

Andrew Liggett Of The Sea to Sky Law Group Honoured As New Westminster’s 2024 Local  Business Person Of The Year. BOSTON, MA: March 5, 2024 -- Al... more

PROTECTING PERSONAL INFO ​It is difficult to protect your personal information just from normal daily internet use but obviously what is much worse... more

REMEDY FOR REVENGE PORN Most people know that it is difficult to keep private personal information including intimate photographs and videos which ... more

Most people know how popular porn is but unfortunately "Revenge Porn" has become a problem for many people. Revenge porn is when where "intimate im... more

REVENGE PORN PENALTIES Many people now know about the growing problem of "revenge porn" where someone posts to the internet "intimate images" witho... more

In a BC family separation, a pet was considered property which meant that the Court had to apply the law dividing assets. For example, if a pet was... more

QUALIFIED MEDIATOR AND ARBITRATOR FOR BC FAMILY LAW I am very pleased to announce that the Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed that I am... more

CONTRACT BREACH, RESTITUTION The Canadian Press reported a case about a sex worker being "stiffed" (pun intended) by her customer who received the ... more

CONTRACT LAW As many saw in the news, the decision SOUTH WEST TERMINAL LTD. and ACHTER LAND & CATTLE LTD. by the KING’S BENCH FOR SASKATCHEWAN on 8... more

Corporations - THE FOUR HATS YOU WEAR If you are an incorporated small business, did you know you wear four hats, as the saying goes? You fill four... more

WHY is it so difficult to just phone a lawyer for a quick discussion ? First, like your dentist and GP, your lawyer is busy helping others. Appoint... more

Do you know what the BC CRT (civil resolution tribunal) can do for you? Tribunals have existed for years to provide specialized and hopefully more... more

Did you know that child support, since it is the right of the child, is a priority for the courts to calculate and enforce. Further, FMEP was creat... more

IMMIGRATION DUE DILIGENCE On 20 May 2023 the Canadian Press reported that our Federal Court upheld a 2022 decision of the Immigration and Refugee ... more

DEFAMATION versus FAIR COMMENT The recent decision of Hansman v. Neufeld, 2023 SCC 14 by our Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on 19 May 2023 is a good... more

READ and understand BEFORE YOU SIGN ! The recent BC decision on 25 April 2022 enforced the usual clause in a real estate contract that the realtor ... more

An estate lawyer can provide comprehensive legal advice and guidance to help you plan for the future

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Separation, Divorce, Child Support, Parenting Arrangements, Asset and Debt Division

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Separation, Divorce, Child Support, Parenting Arrangements, Asset and Debt Division

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Separation, Divorce, Child Support, Parenting Arrangements, Asset and Debt Division

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Separation, Divorce, Child Support, Parenting Arrangements, Asset and Debt Division

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Separation, Divorce, Child Support, Parenting Arrangements, Asset and Debt Division

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Our Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) made a recent unanimous decision affirming the priority of the best interests of a child over the wishes and biol... more

SHARED PARENTING under the new Divorce Act. As many might know, we live in a Confederation where the responsibility for our different laws is as... more

SECRET RECORDINGS Everyone now has the ability to record conversations with their cell phones, and an accurate recording can be good evidence to re... more

READ and understand BEFORE YOU SIGN ! The recent BC decision on 25 April 2022 enforced the usual clause in a real estate contract that the realtor ... more

The BC government announced the expansion of their free BC Child Support Calculation Service. More BC residents with a BC court order or Agreement... more

Question: Are family assets divided differently upon separation if you are common-law and not married? Answer: The 1867 British North America Act... more

It is simple to understand - does it hurt or help people ? PUTIN'S WAR is killing children as well as many other innocent civilians, and about 10 million people have had to flee their homes. It does not matter why.

WHY is it so difficult to just phone a lawyer for a quick discussion ? First, like your dentist and GP, your lawyer is busy helping others. Appoin... more

CONGRATULATIONS ! Our women's hockey team wins Olympic GOLD! Well done! So proud!

The silver lining of Covid is the acceleration of the use or modernization of technology. Not only are more of us individually using video software... more

Many people know that one of the reasons Mediations can be so successful is that anything said during the mediation is confidential, meaning that ... more

Recently I attended a musical stage adaption of the Scrooge Christmas story. Not only was it a musical but the location of the story was set not in... more

The new BC Public Health Order (PHO) effective 20 December 2021 restricting all inside gatherings to only those who are vaccinated, means there wil... more

Our Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), as shown above in one of its archive photos, released its decision cited as 2021 SCC 49 dismissing an Appeal of... more

In Britain both lawyers and judges still wear wigs as well as robes. In British Columbia we do not wear wigs, and starting November 2021 we no long... more

The tort of negligence was again clarified and confirmed in the recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision of Nelson (City) v. Marchi, 2021 SCC ... more

Did you know that in Western Law there are 2 legal persons on the planet - humans and corporations? The concept of a corporation was based on the o... more

You might have heard about the well-reasoned court decision R. v. Stevikova, 2021 BCPC 235 (CanLII). The accused pled guilty to two criminal charge... more

I just finished a family law trial of over 40 court appearances over two years. The main issue was about Guardianship under the BC 2013 Family Law ... more

Heading to Sechelt Family Court again to help a client. Whole week, 5 days, scheduled for final submissions in a trial which started almost 2 year... more

Most people know there is now a 2 year time limitation to filing a Claim - the question is when does the time start? The balance is between the nee... more

DOCUMENT INTERPRETATION - what a document means - is the greatest challenge when drafting and the subject of many court cases. Our Supreme Court of... more

The failure to promptly provide all financial disclosure in family cases has been described by our Court of Appeal to be a cancer in family litigat... more

Photo above is by Sutton Realty of the historical 1879 Gaol Building which Sutton has for sale. This heritage building is where our Head Office is ... more

We now have decades of successful experience providing trusted legal solutions to all of Metro Vancouver. We moved sometime ago to the Royal Cit... more

On 4 June 2021 the Supreme Court of Canada issued an unanimous decision about how the retroactive reduction of a periodic child support amount shou... more

There are several levels of court to help us solve disputes, starting with the Provincial Court. Our top court in Canada is the Supreme Court of Ca... more

Welcome offer (https://support.google.com/business/?p=turn_down_welcome_offers) To help our community rebuild their businesses, SEA TO SKY LAW.ca i... more

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released an important decision 21 May 2021 cited as 2021 SCC 22. This decision contains at least two important p... more

On the ferry again from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale through Howe Sound. Many people think, maybe because of the need for a ferry, that Langdale, Gi... more

HAPPY EARTH DAY! 22 April is the annual birthday of the Earth Day movement to save our planet from ourselves. There is no do-over if we screw up th... more

Ref the Division of Family Assets Many people know that the 2013 FLA has a 50/50 division of family assets as the starting point then one can argu... more

I am traveling again to the Sechelt Court to support my client. As an essential service, lawyers continue to travel, sacrificing their personal ... more

WARNING - LEGAL LIMITATIONS EXPIRING !! First of course is the caveat - THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE! This is only general information. No writing on... more

The usual litigation limitation dates were suspended in British Columbia as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic meaning the deadline you did have in... more

My prescription for my clients to reduce the stress from legal issues and even to improve their lives long term, is to have every day all four of t... more