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THE 3 MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RESOLVE FAMILY LAW DISPUTES…while avoiding the stress and expense of a lengthy court process.
Navigating a separation from a spouse or a partner is often stressful, painful and confusing. There is often no end to the worries, including financial stress, concerns for children, and the desir...
What is the ‘Rule of 65’?
Spousal support in Alberta can be a very complicated issue as there are multiple steps and considerations to determining appropriate support, one of which is the “Rule of 65”. The Spousal Supp...
Divorce Disaster Recovery: Getting Relief to the Victims
The Fault Line. The Earthquake. The Fall Out Using a natural disaster analogy to describe divorce may seem needlessly theatrical. The most fortunate couples who end their relationship will do so am...
Gender Inequity in Family Law: The Men, The Myth, the Urban Legend
Family Lawyers regularly encounter male clients who feel preemptively aggrieved by the judicial system. Some men’s advocacy groups would have you believe that court decisions in Family Law are un...
What is a Cohabitation Agreement?
A Cohabitation Agreement (also known as a Prenuptial Agreement) is a contract executed by unmarried couples, setting out each party’s respective rights and obligations in the event of a relations...
What is an Early Intervention Case Conference (EICC)?
As Courts continue to be over overburdened with very high demand and limited available court time, the Court has introduced forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution to provide parties with avenues t...
Family Law Triage: Emergency Room or Operating Room?
In the medical community, “triage” is the assignment of degrees of urgency to injuries to decide the order of treatment. Lawyers and Judges conduct their own version of Family Law triage to pri...
What is Parenting Coordination?
Parenting coordination is a process which assists divorced or separated parents to co-parent on an ongoing basis, regardless of whether they have primary or shared parenting. Parenting coordinatio...
Calculating Guideline Income for Support Purposes
If you are the payor or recipient of child or spousal support in Alberta, it is important you are aware of how calculating guideline income comes into play. While your guideline income may be the ...
Parenting in a time of Pandemic
Along with the COVID-19 Pandemic have come court applications by parents seeking to change their parenting plans because of disagreements as to the other parent’s perceived lack of compliance wit...
The difference between Separation and Divorce
The difference between separation and divorce is largely a legal one. Separation can apply to both married and common law couples while divorce can only apply to married couples. While you may he...
You have just separated …. Now what do you do?
Immediately following a separation, it is normal to feel paralyzed as to what your next steps should be. As obvious as it may seem, the first step following a separation is determining that the rel...
Where to start if you are seeking a Divorce?
When someone is considering divorce, it can be a stressful and scary time in their lives. Often, people do not know where to start and when to speak to a lawyer. Once you have decided that you ar...
What are the alternatives to Court if you don’t agree?
There are alternatives to court if you and your ex are unable to reach an agreement after separation, which are broadly called Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). While it is typically cheaper f...
Is It Mandatory To Leave a Bequest For All Family Members (including those who don’t deserve it)?
This is a question that frequently arises in client consultations, particularly with respect to clients who have children with addiction issues or from whom they have become estranged. The simple a...
10 Tips for Dealing With Divorce & Family Law Matters
The complexity of Divorce and Family Law matters can be an overwhelming challenge for any spouse. Although lawyers and judges have seen almost every version and variation of a divorce, spouses expe...
Divorce FAQs: “The Only Stupid Question is the One Not Asked”
Ending a relationship is an extraordinarily difficult emotional decision. Mental health experts say that the divorce or separation grieving process is similar to that arising from the loss of a lov...
High Conflict Divorce & Family Law
The legal and judicial systems in Alberta have admirably evolved in encouraging parties to choose Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forums such as Mediation, Arbitration, Collaborative Law and ...
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