How is Annual Income Calculated for Child Support in Alberta? It is easy to look at an Income Tax Return from the previous calendar year to see what ‘Total Income’ is reported. A common mistake is to simply take the Total Income, found at Line 150 of the Income Tax Return, and then apply it… Continue Reading »
Here is a tongue in cheek review of the top ten ways to make sure your separation is destructive and expensive. All of these can be avoided. 1. Threaten your spouse. With anything – violence, taking the kids away, cutting your spouse off from the finances, selling assets, going to court. The natural response to […]
The mediation of family law issues remains the most cost effective method of reaching settlement of the issues child custody and parenting, child and spousal support, and the division of family property on separation and divorce. I have been mediating these issues for separated parties for over 10 years. I offer mediation services in both […]
Calculating income for child support is often misunderstood. Many times I have heard that we look only at “employment income”, “total income”, “T4 income” or “Line 150 income”. Unfortunately, this simplified method of calculating income is not correct; the Federal Child Support Guidelines requires an analysis of all income available from which child support can […]
The Divorce Act of Canada has one legal test when it comes to decisions over children and their care – what is in the best interests of the children? This principle is the mandatory and legislated basis of any decision made by a judge when deciding custody, access, parenting, or anything else related to children […]
