A Dive into Federal Child Support Guidelines Support is based on a determination of the income available to a party and not a party’s total income from line 150 of an income tax return. Often, there is no distinction between…
Guest Blogger Lucy Taylor Gives Advice on Dealing with a Spouse Who Hides Money Guest blog by Lucy Taylor. Lucy Taylor is an avid blogger who enjoys sharing her tips and suggestions with her online readers. Working as a legal…
Utilizing Cooperation and Respect in a Parenting Arrangement Learning to co-parent with an ex-partner can be a long and difficult journey. Removing the intimacy of a relationship and replacing it with the co-operation of a child-focused partnership can take many…
What Is Considered When Calculating Spousal Support? The area of spousal support is always evolving as it is a complex area of the law. Recently, we have seen some notable spousal support matters being heard in Alberta courts. The main…
Do You Know Your Mobility Rights? Upon separation or divorce, it’s common for a party to make plans to move to a new province or country. If the parties do not have children of the marriage, this can be a…
Financial Disclosure Should Be Exchanged Prior To Signing A Prenuptial Agreement An essential part of any prenuptial agreement is the production and exchange of financial disclosure. In order for domestic agreements to be upheld in court full financial disclosure is…
Difficult Conversations Lead To Better Relationships No one likes to talk about divorce, especially when it’s happening to you. There are so many difficult conversations to be had when going through a divorce. There is the conversation about dissolving the…
How Single Parents Can Get More Out Of Parenting Time As a single parent or co-parent, splitting your parenting time between you and your ex can be an incredibly stressful situation. This is especially true immediately following separation as it’s…
Retroactive Child Support: What Does It Mean For Your Family? In Canada, child support is the right of the child. As such, every effort should be made to ensure that payor parents meet their obligation to provide proper support for…
Take Pride In Your Children's Back To School Routine Does it make you want to roll your eyes when some parents say, “I can’t believe it’s time to send them back to school”, or wasn’t it just yesterday they were…
