Child Support Payments Have Increased Monthly Amount Increases And How To Calculate Them When parents separate, one or both parents are likely responsible for paying the other parent child support. 2017 has seen an increase in Alberta support payments with increased new updated Child Support Guidelines. These new guidelines will affect almost everyone [...]
Keeping Legal Fees Down Saving Money On Legal Fees: Top 10 Things To Know Everyone appreciates great value - the same is true when it comes to legal services. Most clients look for reasonably priced lawyer bills when they can get them. As lawyers, our clients often ask us for estimates on how [...]
Divorcing Tips What Parents Need To Know About Parenting During Divorce In Alberta Clients will often meet with us when they are having trouble reaching an agreement on a parenting schedule. Separation and divorce can be a scary and challenging time in people’s lives. Being a parent during divorce can make things more [...]
Rights of Common Law couples in Alberta Alberta Common Law Property Key Factors There are many myths and rumours about what the laws in Alberta are when it comes to common law relationship and common law property. A common law relationship is one where people live together as a couple but are [...]
Fired or Laid Off? Child Support Payments May be Reduced Child Support Payments And The Loss Of Employment In these uncertain economic times, the risk of being laid-off (or fired, unemployed, or otherwise losing your job) is at the forefront of many people's minds. This stress is compounded by the uncertainty of [...]
If your safety is at risk, protection orders can help. If you are living in a situation in which you feel your safety is at stake because of an abusive person, you can take legal action to protect yourself. In Alberta, there are many different types of orders that can be enforced [...]
Mediation lawyers reduce conflict in family law. Are you considering mediation as an alternative to litigation? Many people in Alberta do consider mediation. It offers a number of benefits, and it has the potential to work quite well in a variety of different types of cases, including family disputes and disputes between [...]
What are Legal Separations Legal separations are very misunderstood in Alberta. The reason they are misunderstood is that legal separations do not actually exist. There is no such proper concept in Alberta law as a legal separation. So the questions becomes: "what are people actually talking about when they refer to a [...]
Security with Certainty: Prenup Contracts Prenuptial Agreement Benefits for Your Marriage Everyone has fire insurance on their home but never expect to have a fire. They have it "just in case". Prenuptial agreements have an undeserved bad reputation. Because these agreements, signed before you marry, stipulate what will happen if you divorce, [...]
Security with Certainty: Prenup Contracts What are prenuptial contracts in Alberta? A prenuptial contract or prenuptial agreement is an agreement between two individuals who are intending to marry. If the couple intends to live common-law for a period of time, with the potential to marry, the agreement can cover terms addressing the [...]