Many couples who purchase real estate together in Alberta place themselves on title for the property as Joint Tenants. However, at the end of a relationship, the benefits to be had from a joint tenancy may instead become potentially prejudicial to the parties and need to be reviewed. In Alberta, as in many other jurisdictions,… Continue reading Joint Tenancy and Relationship Breakdown
Year: 2017
Banked Time and Child/Spousal Support
Many employees who work overtime choose to bank this time and take it as “time off with pay” rather than accepting cash payment for their overtime. Historically, in Alberta, an employer who paid an employee for the “time off with pay” was only required to pay that employee at their standard hourly rate, rather than… Continue reading Banked Time and Child/Spousal Support
Confidentiality and the Mediation Process
It is becoming more common that parties are choosing mediation as a means of attempting to resolve their family law matters, rather than going through the court process and having to confront the costs and delays involved with traditional litigation. In mediation, the parties (and often their respective counsel) engage the services of a mediator… Continue reading Confidentiality and the Mediation Process
Business Valuations and Income Determinations in the Professional Practice
In a recent blog post we discussed the importance of prenuptial agreements for the small business owner, and mentioned the particular significance for those whose businesses derive their worth from their book of business, or the “goodwill” aspect of the business. We often see these types of businesses for those in the associated medical and… Continue reading Business Valuations and Income Determinations in the Professional Practice
Delay in Giving Notice for Reducing Child Support
In a recent case released by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Court considered the question of how far back in time a payor may go in attempting to recalculate child support for overpayment. In Hrynkow v. Gosse, 2017 ABQB 675, in 2014 the father had agreed to child support payments on the basis… Continue reading Delay in Giving Notice for Reducing Child Support
Mincher Koeman has moved location.
Mincher Koeman is pleased to announce the opening of their new offices in Calgary. We are now located in the Elveden Centre at 1300, 707 – 7 Ave S.W., Calgary, Ab, T2P 3H6. You can reach us by phone at (403) 910 3000 or (587) 356 1013 or email to reception@mincherkoeman.com