We often hear from our clients that they are unable to resolve their issues with their ex-spouse directly, but don’t want to deal with matters in Court. Whether it’s a matter of cost, privacy, or a desire to avoid the […]
In the decision of L. (R.E.) v. L. (S.M.), 2007 ABCA 169 our Court of Appeal tackled the issue of how child support obligations are to be calculated; whether on the payor’s current or past year’s income. In this […]
The start of a new school year is busy for everyone… parents, students and teachers alike. Even more so for recently separated parents, and children of recently separated parents, diving into new routines and schedules all while going through a […]
In Family Law, parenting arrangements whereby both parties have a child in his and her respective care for at least 40% of the time are identified as shared parenting arrangements for child support purposes, and otherwise.
However, a 2019 decision by […]
With the new changes to Alberta’s Family Law Act it is important to consider any impact those changes have on our Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP), the agency that deals with collection and enforcement of court-ordered child support, spousal and partner […]
Big changes are coming to family law legislation in Canada. In April and May, we discussed the changes being introduced by Bill 28, the Family Statutes Amendment Act in Alberta.
Now, Bill C78, an Act to Amend the Divorce Act, […]
A family member of a deceased person may apply for maintenance and support from the deceased person’s estate pursuant to Part 5 of the Wills and Succession Act, SA 2010, c W-12.2.
For the purpose of making an application […]
Common sense dictates that every individual should be able to dispose of their property upon death how they see fit. However, the law in this area is not quite this simple.
While the law generally allows a person to choose […]
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In Corlett […]
A Federal Judge in New York recently ruled that the parents of a 21-year-old, who was fatally injured in a skiing accident earlier this year, could use their deceased son’s frozen sperm to attempt to produce a child. The […]