With winter already in full swing, it will only seem to get worse for the next few months. While this might seem troubling to commuters across Alberta, it only gets worse when drivers are fighting to be on time to pick up or drop off their children for a custody...
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How do digital assets factor into property division?
As people become more comfortable with living an online life, the prevalence of digital assets continues to grow. From digital movie collections to online retailer gift cards, these assets become more valuable to users year after year. When divorce becomes a reality,...
Calculating child support and parenting time totals in Alberta
Divorcing parents struggle with the process on many levels. From dividing debts to dividing assets to determining a parenting time schedule that works for all parties, a divorce generally includes heated and often emotional negotiations. Fortunately, Alberta has...
Don’t forget to change your insurance after divorce
After a divorce, individuals are generally filled with emotions that run the gamut from elation over starting a new chapter in their life to dread over how everything will now work. Unfortunately, too many people lose sight of the administrative details that must also...
Dividing debt in a divorce
Over the course of their marriage, a couple will likely amass numerous assets and debts in addition to what each party brought into the relationship. Unfortunately, if the couple decides to divorce or separate, everything must be properly valued and divided. This can...
Is dividing property difficult?
A couple who is facing divorce or separation will likely have to carefully examine assets and debts – both marital and non-marital – to reach a compromise regarding division. The longer the duration of the marriage, the more challenging this becomes. ...
Grey Divorces: What You Need To Know
A “grey divorce” is an unofficial but common term used to describe the rise of divorces within an older age group in the last few years. What this means is that divorce proceedings are focused more on wealth issues than parenting or spousal support.The...
Drafting Parenting Agreements
The decision to leave or divorce a partner can be a difficult choice to make for some couples. In certain situations, one partner may never want to see or speak to the other partner ever again. However, this may not be possible in situations where children are...
Tips to protect a child’s best interests during, after divorce
One of the top priorities parents have when they divorce is to safeguard the best interests of the children affected by the split. As noted in the Alberta Family Law Act, this means identifying arrangements that protect a child's safety and prioritizing solutions that...