LESA is thrilled to announce the release of our updated 2024 Alberta Family Law Practice Manual!
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 support
- Spousal and partner support
- Adoption
- Extraordinary remedies
- Interlocutory trials
- Enforcement of orders
- Tax considerations
- Business, farms, and trusts
- Managing clients
The Alberta Family Law Practice Manual is a subscription service that is updated periodically. Subscribers receive updates automatically, invoiced at the time of publication. You may remove yourself from our subscription list at any time by emailing [email protected] or by calling 780.420.1987.
Are you a LESA Library subscriber? The Alberta Family Law Practice Manual is available in electronic format on the LESA Library. Subscribers of the family law collection, or the complete LESA Library, gain automatic access to the most up-to-date version of this manual electronically. For more information on LESA Library subscription options, click here.
How to Access
Complete LESA Library subscribers and those subscribed to the family law collection on the LESA Library get automatic electronic access to the updated version of this essential practice manual. Hardcopies are available for purchase here.
Acknowledgements
Over the years, countless volunteers have donated time, talent, and energy to the review and update of LESA materials. Without their generous contributions, our resources would not be possible. For this edition of the Alberta Family Law Practice Manual, we gratefully acknowledge the volunteer efforts of the following individuals:
Rachel Bailie, Government of Alberta
Wayne Barkauskas KC, Wise Scheible Barkauskas
Elizabeth Berg, Government of Alberta
Vesna Bidniak, Government of Alberta
Miyo Bly, Government of Alberta
Camille Boyer, Crossroads Law
Kyra Bradley, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP
Danielle Collins, Latitude Family Law
Ashley Cox, Brown Law Group
Gillian Croucher, FC&Z Family Lawyers
Jana de Waal, Stokes Law
Gale Fournier, Government of Alberta
Heather Fraese, FC&Z Family Lawyers
Krista Frohlich KC, Frohlich Rollins Schwab
Paul Govenlock, Long Family Law Group LLP
Cheryl Hammond, Government of Alberta
Jocelyn Innes, Innes Law
Michelle Karasinski, Queck & Associates
Sonja Lusignan, Calgary Family Law Associates
Michelle Mackay, Bruyer & Mackay LLP
Mathieu Maillet, BARR LLP
Alicia McLelland, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP
Bud Melnyk KC, Warren Sinclair LLP
Ken Proudman, BARR LLP
Susan Rawlings, Thompson, Laboucan & Epp LLP
Sam Rollans, Bruyer & Mackay LLP
Marcus M. Sixta, Crossroads Law
Cody Stokowski, Stokes Law
Aimee Tannahill, Government of Alberta
Staci Tannahill-Smith, Calgary Family Law Associates
Jim Taylor, Taylor Wray LLP
Crystal Thompson, Thompson Petts Woynorowski Family Law
Billie Troughton, Government of Alberta
William Troughton, Government of Alberta
Cindy Turner KC, Turner Family Law
Sandy Vander Ziel, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP
Wendy Young, Emery Jamieson LLP
We would also like to thank Gary Kirk, Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP, for his contributions.
