Nice Guys Finish Last

I remember years ago looking at a website for an American family law firm and perusing their “rules” for family law litigation. The one that most stuck in my mind was their admonition that “nice guys in family law cases finish last”. At the time I cynically thought they were correct, and I still do. An example of this truism is the recent British Columbia Supreme Court case of T.N. v. B.N. 2018 BCSC 201 where the parties were married for 22 years. At the date of separation the parties’ two children remained in the primary care of their mother who was a registered nurse who earned $28,000 per year working part-time. Prior to the birth of her children she held prominent high-paying nursing positions. Her husband was an academic with a Ph.D degree who earned $126,000 per annum. In 2007 the parties signed a separation agreement that resolved all issues including parenting and financial issues. Their agreement was completed just before the final…

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