Far too often we are asked by people: “How do I make it stop? I left my partner because we were not suited and now we are trapped in a toxic relationship with no end in sight.” This, unfortunately, is becoming increasingly common as people find themselves involved with a high conflict matter, with an… Continue reading How do I make it stop?
Year: 2018
Have you decided to represent yourself? Why is this sometimes a good idea?
Family Law matters can be daunting and emotionally draining. However, when you have a self-represented person on the other side of your matter, this can quickly become financially exhausting if you have counsel and the other side does not. This is because self- represented parties have no ethical or professional guidelines to bind them or… Continue reading Have you decided to represent yourself? Why is this sometimes a good idea?
Severance Payments and Support Obligations – Planning for Loss
As of September of this year, Calgary continued to have the second highest jobless rate in the country. Compounding matters is that, while Albertans continue to have the highest average incomes, country wide, we also carry the greatest debt loads. While the economy has rebounded some since the oil crash of 2014, our petroleum industry… Continue reading Severance Payments and Support Obligations – Planning for Loss
Trusts and Family Law
In a recent article published by the Lawyer’s Daily, the issues of Family Trusts was addressed in relation to their significance in the face of divorce or separation by parties relevant to the Trust. As the authors acknowledge in their article, while trusts are typically complex entities, they become even more complicated in circumstances where… Continue reading Trusts and Family Law
Reproductive Assistance and Contract Law (or, who gets the embryo?)
In a unique decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the parties to the matter were a divorced couple who disagreed about the use of frozen embryo that had been cultured prior to their separation. In S.H. v. D.H., 2018 ONSC 4506 the parties had contracted with a medical provider in the United… Continue reading Reproductive Assistance and Contract Law (or, who gets the embryo?)
Non-Taxable Income and Spousal Support
In a recent case released by the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Court had to address whether to gross up a party’s non-taxable income for the purposes of determining appropriate spousal support. In Tancowny v. Tancowny, 2018 ABCA 307, the parties entered into a consent Divorce Judgment in 2015, wherein the husband’s obligations for spousal… Continue reading Non-Taxable Income and Spousal Support