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…
Parenting Plans Help Avoid Conflict Down the Road Parenting plans are a very important part of a comprehensive settlement agreement. Generally parenting plans form part of a global legal contract, which may be referred to by a variety of names…
A Legal Guide On How To Remarry Following Divorce Getting married is an exciting and special time in your life and should be an enjoyable process for you and your partner. However, if you are planning to remarry after a…
Talking to your children about separation and divorce can be a difficult conversation. Divorce is a complex matter and will impact every single member of your family in different ways. As such, it can be hard to predict how these…
Mediation: Why It Works and How It Saves You Money Typically, when you think of divorce the first thing to comes to mind is the classic television image of lawyers and a judge hashing it out in the courtroom followed…
Top 5 Tips to Help You Survive The Holidays Post Divorce and During a Pandemic The holidays can be an especially difficult time for those going through a separation or recently divorced. Pair this with a global pandemic and it's…
Social Media Has Had a Profound Impact on Our Marriages and Divorces The rise of social media and technology has redefined the way we communicate with those around us. It has made staying in touch with long distance relatives much…
Owning A Company Means You Have A Higher Disclosure Obligation Section 3 child support is typically a straight forward calculation because the Federal Child Support Guidelines set the amount of child support payable based upon an equation of factors. The…