Authors: Prof. Nicholas Bala & Krista Frohlich KC

This paper addresses important issues for Alberta lawyers in parenting cases, including: the nature of high conflict parenting cases, the concept of coercive control in the definition of “family violence”, the role of counsel in family law cases, the Alberta experience with shared parenting cases, and the AFCC-Alberta Parenting Plan Guide and other helpful resources available for lawyers and parents in making parenting plans.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Refresher 2023: Family Law in Jasper from May 4–7, 2023.