In Alberta, the Courts look to the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines for formulas on deciding the value and duration of spousal support. The Justice will look at the party’s incomes and lifestyles to determine the value of spousal support to…
Typically, calculating child support is fairly straightforward whereby the payor’s income and the number of children of the marriage determine the amount of support pursuant to the Federal Child Support Guidelines. However, hiding income or intentionally under employing oneself can…
Spousal support is money paid from one spouse to another upon the breakdown of a marriage. Unlike child support, spousal support is much more discretionary and takes into account many factors such of length of marriage, roles of parties within…
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 reason that spousal support can be difficult…
