When it comes to dividing family property, everything acquired during a marriage is subject to division. This includes vehicles, pension plans, furniture … and hockey tickets. Season tickets for a professional hockey team, or any sport team, are sharable property. If one person wants to keep the tickets and the other does not, then often… Continue Reading »
The breakdown of a family relationship is always hard. But it can be unbearable if the romantic relationship is replaced with a hostile, violent, or vexatious one. So what do you do then? Assuming all practical fixes break down, the parties can resort to one of three court applications: 1) Emergency Protection Order (EPO), 2) … Continue Reading »
Usually a separation means that someone needs to find a new place to live. The New York Times has a useful tool for looking at the long-term costs of renting versus buying. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-calculator.html You may find this tool useful if you are looking for new accommodation for yourself, but it can also be useful […]
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Alberta has clarified the disclosure of financial information for owners of private corporations. Paragraph 8 of the standard Notice to Disclose form requires the following disclosure: 8. If you have a 1% or more interest in a privately held corporation: (a) […]
Christmas is past us now, and the news on social media is full of articles about divorce. “World’s Most Expensive Divorce Settlements”, “Divorced women share why they’ll never marry again”, “Divorce Test – Should I Stay or Go”, and “Rate your Mate: The Divorce & Compatibility Test” are a few examples of what shows up […]
