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Retroactive Child Support Applications when Children Reach the Age of Majority

Because of the Court’s interpretation of s. 15.1 in D.B.S. v. S.R.G., lower Courts, including here in Alberta, have been reluctant to grant retroactive support orders when the Child of the relationship has reached the age of majority, even in circumstances where the parties have an existing child support order in place. In the recent Supreme Court of Canada Decision of Michel v. Graydon, [2020] SCC 24, the Court determined that an Order for retroactive child support can be granted under Brit...

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Foreign Marriages in Canada - What you need to know before you marry outside of Canada

Whether your wedding occurred as a traditional marriage ceremony in Ethiopia, a beach vacation wedding in Portugal, or a wedding in Las Vegas, there may be a time that you are required to prove the validity of your foreign marriage. Spouses may have to demonstrate the validity of their foreign marriage for various reasons, including when parties are seeking a divorce and division of matrimonial property or when parties seek to benefit as a ‘spouse’ under certain government programs. When...

November 24, 2020 Public Health Order & Parenting in Alberta

The 2020 holiday season will certainly feel different than it has in previous years. Families across Alberta are adjusting traditional holiday plans to account for the new COVID-19 measures enacted by the Provincial Government.

COVID-19 - When parents disagree over online or in-person learning for their children

A review of family law cases in Canada and the factors that likely will be considered in a court deciding what is in a Child’s best interests when assessing if online or in-person learning is most appropriate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Child Support Guidelines- Section 7 Expenses- An Overview

Under Section 7 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the Alberta Child Support Guidelines a parent may be obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, an additional amount of child support over the monthly base amount. The additional amount is intended to cover special or extraordinary expenses for the child, and may cover all or a portion of the following expenses for a child: childcare expenses incurred as a result of the custodial parent’s employment, education, or training for emp...

Child Support in Alberta and Imputation of Income

In the recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision of MacDonald v Brodoff, 2020 ABCA 246, the Court of Appeal, signalled that it might be time to reconsider the previous decision in Hunt v Hunt-Smolis. In MacDonald, the Court analyzed the imputation of income in the context of a shared parenting arrangement.

Changing Your Name in Alberta

An individual may apply to change the first or last name of their spouse or adult interdependent partner with the consent of that partner. It should be noted, that the Act does not permit an individual to apply for a name change if they have been convicted of a designated offence, as defined by the regulations of the Vital Statistics Act.

What is Family Docket Court?

As of May 13th, 2020, all family matters scheduled in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta must be scheduled initially for a Family Docket Court appearance before proceeding with filing of materials and scheduling of court processes. The introduction of Family Docket Court is intended to streamline court processes and provide a purposeful trajectory for family matters entering the court system here in Alberta. On the date of the Family Docket Court, a Justice of he Court of Queen’s Benc...

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Retroactive Child Support Applications when Children Reach the Age of Majority

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Foreign Marriages in Canada - What you need to know before you marry outside of Canada

November 24, 2020 Public Health Order & Parenting in Alberta

COVID-19 - When parents disagree over online or in-person learning for their children

Child Support Guidelines- Section 7 Expenses- An Overview

Child Support in Alberta and Imputation of Income

Changing Your Name in Alberta

What is Family Docket Court?

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