Every night, you check whether your spouse’s car is still in the driveway before locking your bedroom door. You agreed to separate weeks ago, but nothing has changed: the same house, the same tension, and the same question of who’s supposed to leave. If your spouse is refusing to move out after separation in Alberta,… Continue Reading »
An Alberta parenting order is never set in stone. It can adapt as children mature, careers evolve, and co-parents relocate. You can seek to modify a parenting order Alberta courts have already approved, a process known in law as a variation, but doing so means meeting specific conditions the court sets. Jennings Family Law has… Continue Reading »
A shared mortgage, a joint credit card, a car loan with both names on it. When a marriage ends, these details can feel just as urgent as anything else in the separation. Debt in an Alberta divorce does not disappear because a couple splits up, and understanding your exposure early can prevent a difficult situation… Continue Reading »
When high net worth couples separate and divorce in Calgary, many of the financial issues involved are complex, especially in longer relationships. Matters like spousal support and property division take on extra complexity due to the number and value of assets, the types of assets (e.g., offshore, trusts, and business assets), the commingling of these… Continue Reading »
The Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) has the power to enforce court-ordered child support, spousal support, and partner support, and collect payments from delinquent payors in Calgary, Alberta. Sometimes, payors fail to meet their payment obligations. If the financial support has been ordered by the court or a maintenance agreement has been filed with the court,… Continue Reading »
