On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, September 5, 2016. When a couple decides to separate or divorce, there are many legal details to be settled. Sometimes the most contentious is child custody. Although any case can be complicated, two recent rulings …
Policing a child custody dispute in Canada
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. One of the least pleasant aspects of divorce is figuring out what happens in regards to the children involved. Sometimes child custody arguments linger long after the actual divorce has been …
What happens to the family pet in a divorce?
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, July 18, 2016. Pets are real parts of many families. Just look at all the posts on social media about people’s “fur babies.” According to estimates from the Canadian Animal Health Institute, in 2014, …
Factors Alberta courts consider in mobility applications
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, July 11, 2016. Here we continue our discussion thread from our last two posts about the law surrounding a request by a Canadian parent with substantial custody of a child to move away with …
Mobility Applications in Alberta courts
In our last post, we talked about parental relocation and the legal issues that arise when a divorced parent wants to move away and take his or her child along to the new home, away from the community in which the other parent lives. This presents especially thorny issues when …
Child mobility: when an Alberta custodial parent wants to move
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Thursday, June 30, 2016. In Canadian society today, moving to a new town, a different province or even another country for a new job, a promotion or a relationship, is not uncommon. Of course, relocation …
Alberta custody: Parental alienation versus parental estrangement
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Thursday, June 23, 2016. In cases of divorce when there are children of the marriage, creating custody and parenting time arrangements that are in the children’s best interests is paramount to all involved. Often these …
Alberta custody: factors to determine a child’s best interest
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, June 20, 2016. Today we continue our discussion of the laws governing child custody and parenting time for Alberta families in separation and divorce. As we explained in a recent post, both federal and …
More on the basics of Alberta child custody law
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, June 13, 2016. Last week, we wrote about the federal and provincial laws that impact child custody and child access decisions in Alberta divorces. We explained that the court must focus on the best …
Child custody basics in an Alberta divorce
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, June 6, 2016. Most parents are laser focused on the well being of their children when making decisions impacting kids in the divorce process. A fair amount of anxiety can accompany such concerns when …