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.

This paper addresses practical advantages of engaging in questioning in a family law file. In particular, the authors discuss the “if, when, why, and how” of questioning in family law matters, including considerations for deciding whether to question, how to proceed to questioning, the goals and areas of focus in questioning, and how to achieve desirable outcomes in questioning. As well, dealing with objections and written interrogatories are also considered. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Financial Disclosure in Family Law Matters program in Edmonton on October 18, 2016 and in Calgary on October 25, 2016.