How to Prepare for Questioning and What to Expect An examination for discovery, or Questioning, is a pre-trial process that either party can call to ask questions to the opposing party. In family law the process is useful but not…
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…
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…
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…
Our Family Wizard was created to assist divorced and separated families effectively communicate to reduce conflict in shared parenting arrangements. The app is specifically aimed towards those in high conflict situations who are unable to speak in person or via…
Guest Blog By Jackie Edwards. Jackie specializes in unemployment services and contributes regularly to online forums in her industry. Studies in Canada have found that 4 in 10 first marriages end in divorce. (combined with all other divorces) translates to…
