Company Description

Melanie Magnusson is a law firm located at 885 West Georgia St #1480 Vancouver. Magnusson Law offers personalized legal support for life's transitions and challenges. From positive changes to daunting obstacles, that makes you feel like you've been hit by a tsunami. We provide tailored advice and connect you with resources and experts. Our focus is on your best interests and legal rights, utilizing collaboration, negotiation, and mediation whenever possible. When needed, we advocate for your rights in arbitration or court.
Magnusson Law offers legal support and advice for all your significant life changes and challenges. Whether you are on the shore of positive transition or feel like you are being hit by a tsunami, Magnusson Law has the legal experience to advise you.

We also collaborate and connect you with other resources and experts to help you along your journey.

​We believe each client has an individual story, and we aim to provide a personal legal service tailored to your unique situation and goals.

From start to finish, we will focus on your best interests and legal rights. We work with you to develop effective strategies and high-quality scalable solutions.

We believe the best way to move you forward is often collaboration, negotiation, and mediation because it empowers you with control over your future. When negotiating we create agreements that work for you.

When justice is required, we are prepared to advocate for your rights at arbitration or any level of court.
01 Family Law

Separation & Divorce

• dividing property and finances

• complex spousal support cases

• issues relating to trusts & business interests owned by spouses or families of spouses

• arrangements for pets

• advising on and drafting separation agreements

• family violence & protection

Cohabitation & Marriage

• consulting on legal rights and entitlement

• protecting property, business interests, trusts & income

• blended family issues

• drafting agreements

Ways to solve Family Law Cases:

• Out-of-court Collaborative Practice

• Negotiation & Mediation

• Arbitration

• Court

Children

• adoption

• fertility arrangements

• care, financial support & guardianship

• complex child support

• parenting arrangements

• moving when co-parenting

• international child abduction

02 Estate Law

Contested Estate Issues and Claims:

• inheritance dispute

• disinheritance - will variations

• spousal estate claims

• unjust enrichment

• equitable trust claims

• joint family ventures

• power of attorney issues

• undue influence & testamentary capacity

• misappropriation of assets or fraud

• joint assets - recovery of assets

• breach of fiduciary duty

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• probate litigation

• executor liability

• declaring a document a will

• issues relating to trusts and business interests

• passing of estate accounts for executors

• blended family issues

• dysfunctional families

• care, financial support & guardianship of elders

• spouse - estate rights and claims





Ways to solve Estate Law cases:

• Negotiation & Mediation

• Arbitration

• Court

03Tax Litigation

• objections and tax appeals

• disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

• disputes BC provincial tax authorities

• director’s liability

• income vs. capital

• tax collection issues, including section 160 challenges and foreclosure applications

• criminal tax law

Ways to solve Tax Law cases:

• Negotiations

• Court


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Contact us to learn more.

Products & Services

Tax Law ,   Family Law ,   ESTATE LAW  

Keywords

Family Law ,   wills & estates  

Amenities and More

Locally owned and operated