Dive into the intersection between child welfare and family law. Hear from experienced legal practitioners as well as from a parent coordination and child welfare expert. Review recent cases regarding parenting matters and children. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar in November 20, 2020. Total running time is 2 hours, 37 minutes.

This presentation provides an update on parenting issues. Topics include: Practice Note 2 and clarification on what can and cannot occur in regular family chambers; how courts have addressed COVID-19 factors; mobility; shared parenting; supervised parenting; reversal of custody cases; and the stay of enforcement test for parenting decisions. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar in November, 2020.

Prepared by leading family law practitioners, the Alberta Family Law Practice Manual guides you through a family law file from start to finish, whether the file proceeds through collaborative law, mediation, arbitration, or court. Highlights include comprehensive information on divorce, matrimonial property, child and spousal support, and trials.

Prepared by leading family law practitioners, the Alberta Family Law Practice Manual guides you through a family law file from start to finish, whether the file proceeds through collaborative law, mediation, arbitration, or court. Highlights include comprehensive information on divorce, matrimonial property, child and spousal support, and trials.

Surveying recent Alberta jurisprudence, this paper provides an update on parenting issues. Topics include: Practice Note 2 and clarification on what can and cannot occur in regular family chambers; how courts have addressed COVID-19 factors; mobility; shared parenting; supervised parenting; reversal of custody cases; and the stay of enforcement test for parenting decisions. This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Update Part 1 – Parenting and Children webinar on November 20, 2020.

This paper provides a review of non-compensatory spousal support, with a particular focus on the impact of illness and disability on spousal support in Alberta. It provides an overview of the statutory framework for spousal support, the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, and leading decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada. It also discusses what qualifies as an illness or disability and what evidence is required to substantiate an illness or disability. In addition, considerations for spousal support orders, such as permanence and payment frequency, are discussed. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Child and Spousal Support 2017 program held in Edmonton on April 4, 2017 and in Calgary on April 11, 2017.

This paper reviews some of the primary reasons for rejection of documents at the Land Titles office, providing concrete examples as visual aids. The author examines topics like basic rejection, Document Registration Request form rejection, transfer of land rejection, Dower Act rejection, Foreign Ownership rejection, mortgage rejection, fiat rejection, order (Certificate of No Appeal) rejection, and postponement rejection. This paper was presented at the Law and Practice program in November 2013.

This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Child Support Fundamentals seminar held in February 2012. It primarily reviews section 5 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the Alberta Child Support Guidelines, under which step parents may incur child support obligations to their non-biological children.