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 […]
In Alberta, ensuring fair and accurate child support arrangements is essential for protecting the well-being of children after separation or divorce. However, disputes can arise when one parent’s declared income does not align with their actual earning potential. This is where the concept of imputing income comes into play. Under Alberta’s family law framework, courts… Continue Reading »
Contemplating the end of a marriage can be challenging but, often, preparation is the difference between a divorce that passes through the Alberta family law system relatively smoothly and one with considerable delays, expense, and stress. Divorce preparation can save many headaches—as well as time and money—and also help you preserve family relationships, which is… Continue Reading »
When a couple divorces in Alberta, the entitlements for both spouses are equal—a wife has no special rights over a husband. Decisions on property division, debt repayment, support issues, and child decision-making responsibilities & parenting time can be made by separation agreement or according to established legislation by the Alberta courts. The federal Divorce Act… Continue Reading »
Most parents want what’s best for their children but during separations and divorces, this can become clouded by other matters. The courts in Alberta will always pursue what’s in the best interests of the child in matters concerning children. Gaining full custody of a child is only possible, therefore, if you can show that the… Continue Reading »
