Family Law Act Changes and the Maintenance Enforcement Program
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 […]
Bill C78 Means More Big Changes Coming to Family Law in Canada
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, […]
Striking a Balance with Maintenance and Support
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 […]
Can I Disinherit My Children?
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 […]
The AIP – Not Just a Good Time
This case summary has been taken from the Vogel LLP Top 5 Quarterly Family Law Review, organized by Aida A. Rafie each month. Click here to subscribe!
In Corlett […]
Posthumous Reproduction: Life after Death?
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 […]