One of the most challenging hurdles to overcome when going through a divorce is how to effectively co-parent with your ex-partner. An essential component of co-parenting is productive and non-confrontational communication with your ex.
As with any parenting case, […]
The Canadian legal system is an inherently confrontational system. One party has a grievance against the other and they need the justice system to tell them how to resolve the issue. These grievances may fall within a wide […]
One may suspect that capacity issues rarely arise outside of estate matters. This assumption, however, would be incorrect. Issues regarding capacity to instruct counsel can arise in any type of legal matter including family, personal injury, and beyond.
The […]
In this recent decision from the Alberta Court of Appeal, written by Justice Pentelchuk and concurred by Justices Paperny, Watson, Greckol, and Feehan, the Courts revisit the test for determining parents’ income for the purposes of child […]
Parenting with your ex-partner can be tough, and the difficulties associated with parenting are exacerbated when you and your co-parent live in different provinces, or even different countries.
Generally, when co-parents live in the same city exchanges of the […]
It happens occasionally with separated couples; one parent decides to move away from the city they currently reside in and do not inform the other parent. There is no issue with the parent relocating but parenting may become […]
Mediations are exceedingly common in family law and only continue to become more so. The goal of mediation is to have an impartial 3rd party present to assist and encourage the parties to discuss issues openly for the […]
What happens when a couple is trying to divide their assets after separation and matrimonial property is tied up in a corporation?
It often happens in separation that one, or both, people’s assets are tied up in a corporation […]
Where litigation is stagnant for 3 or more years, a court will dismiss the case pursuant to rule 4.33 of the Alberta Rules of Court:
If 3 or more years have passed without a significant advance in […]
Generous grandparents may wish to set up a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for their grandchildren’s education. What happens to these contributions in a divorce?
Some parents may hope that their parents’, i.e., grandparents’, contributions will be perceived as […]