Complex Asset Division

Navigating divorce, taxes and complex asset division

Dividing assets during a divorce can be particularly difficult when a couple owns a lot of land, or if they have a shared business. For Alberta farming families, both are often in the mix, making for complex asset division. When splitting family assets, one common question among both rural and urban …

How cryptocurrencies figure into property division upon divorce

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Monday, July 30, 2018. The divorce process has changed drastically within the last few decades. And with those changes in Canada, couples who are divorcing may find themselves with a whole new set of …

Property division after divorce: Dealing with assets and debts

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Monday, February 12, 2018. When a marriage breaks up, there are many things to consider besides healing broken hearts. If a divorcing Alberta couple has amassed sizable assets, they need to think about things like property …

Family law: Alberta parenting coordinators help kids of divorce

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Children of divorce don’t have it easy, especially when their parents get so caught up in their own lives that they forget to parent. Registered parenting coordinators and arbitrators (RPCA), …

Boomer separations lead to complex asset division

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Friday, September 2, 2016. When long-married individuals look around their homes, most see many things accrued during their marriages. These are all considered assets legally, and couples who stay married into their golden years …

Divorce and family businesses

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Friday, October 23, 2015. Marriage is certainly a major endeavor for couples to enter. Some married couples take it even further by going into business together. If that couple ever divorces and they have …

Signs that your spouse is hiding assets

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Monday, October 19, 2015. In most separations, whether the parties were married or lived common-law, division of assets can become a contentious issue. Regardless of the amount of funds a couple has, it is …

Addressing myths surrounding mediation in divorce

On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Divorce Mediation on Monday, October 12, 2015. When couples in Calgary decide to divorce there are many factors that motivate them. Some want to get through the process as quickly as possible, others to get through the process …