Take Control of Your Financial Future Guest Blog By Jackie Edwards. Jackie specializes in unemployment services and contributes regularly to online forums in her industry. Life can undergo a dramatic change after a divorce. With nearly half of all marriages…
Unmarried Couples Face Legal Challenges If you are in a common law relationship, it’s important to know your rights, especially if you cohabitate. In Alberta, unmarried couples face unique legal challenges enforced by the Adult Interdependent Relationship Act. If you…
A Parenting coordinator is a mental health professional or a lawyer with specialized training in mediation and child development. Parenting coordinators play a big role in resolving the day-to-day conflicts of divorced parents. They assist as needed and help parties…
If you are the partner of a jealous person you know how hard it can be to cope with their outbursts while trying to manage your own emotions in a healthy way. It’s important to understand that your partner’s behaviour…
The law has extensive legislation outlining the obligations of two monogamous married parties as well as their rights in the event of a marital breakdown. The law also deals with adult interdependent relationships, more commonly known as, common-law relationships, between…
A lot of people don’t realize the potential legal implications that arise when parties cohabitate, including potential claims to one another’s property (whether held separately or not), and possible obligations to pay support for the other upon the dissolution of…
Negotiation Can Help You Reach Your Desired Outcome Negotiation takes place in essentially all forms of dispute resolution and can occur at any stage. This is the process of going back and forth on an issue to determine a mutually…
Equalizing Taxable Assets Can Be Difficult If you are considering separation or divorce, you need to think about how you and your partner will divide assets such as Registered Retirement Savings Plans, Locked-In Retirement Accounts, and pensions. This process can…
With the first weekend of Stampede behind us, the implications of infidelity are at the forefront of many couples’ daily conversations. According to the CBC, “Calgary leads the country in divorce rates in the summer, and industry experts say you…
