On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in High Asset Divorce on Friday, April 3, 2015. In Canada, there are three grounds for filing for divorce: adultery committed by the other party, mental or physical cruelty committed by the other party, and one-year separation of the …
A Quick Review of Dower Rights in Alberta
A confusing topic in Family Law is the issue of dower rights, often mis-described as “dowry rights”. Failure to deal with dower rights after separation can result in unexpected and expensive consequences. Dower rights are a left-over from English law imported into Canada at Confederation. Originally, the concept of dower provided …