On January 2, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench in Alberta launched its new Family Focused Protocol (FFP). The FFP is a new framework for handling family and divorce cases in Alberta’s Court of King’s Bench. It replaces the old Family Docket Court and other interim procedures, such as Morning …
When a relationship involving children ends, parents must make decisions about how to share care and make important decisions for their children. Parenting arrangements are not permanent, and as children grow and family circumstances evolve, an existing child custody or parenting order may no longer reflect what is best for …
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 with social distancing guidelines. A small but growing body of case law has generated common-sense principles that should be observed by …
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Sunday, September 27, 2015. When couples who have children together decide to split, there are many matters that need to be addressed. As atittudes toward parenting have changed throughout the years, so too have the …
