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 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 expert at LY Lawyers, Lucy often helps people dealing with legal problems, addictions and…
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 attempts to finally get right. When it comes…
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…
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 relatively straightforward decision. However, if the…
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 important. Failure to provide full and honest disclosure of all relevant…
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 marriage, about telling the kids, about…
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 all new, uncharted territory. However, it does get easier over…
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 the children. A support regime which awards parents for successfully…
