Preparing for a divorce or separation is never an easy task. However, retaining an experienced family lawyer to guide you through the process and take action on your behalf can considerably help to reduce your stress. The first meeting you have with your lawyer will be important to give them a big-picture view of your… Continue reading How Should I Prepare for My First Meeting with a Family Lawyer?
Category: Child and Family Services
Birth Mother Seeks to Set Adoption Order Aside for Fraud
Many families in Alberta look to alternative routes to becoming parents when traditional efforts do not work or are not possible. For example, many members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community seek parenthood through means such as surrogacy, the donation of reproductive materials, or adoption. In addition, Alberta’s foster parent system can also lead to permanent adoption… Continue reading Birth Mother Seeks to Set Adoption Order Aside for Fraud
Appeal Court Addresses Improper Guardianship Order
Child protection orders for First Nations children have historically been problematic in that children were often apprehended from their communities and placed in the care of an agency or a family with no connection to the child’s home or culture. In an effort to rectify this, the province has made strides to change things. Now,… Continue reading Appeal Court Addresses Improper Guardianship Order
Alberta Court Denies Mother’s Application for Forced Reunification with Son
Parenting, custody and access issues between spouses can become ugly, very quickly. Generally, issues arise between former partners or spouses, who are attempting to decide parenting issues following a divorce or separation. Issues can become ugly when parents are unable to get along, or one parent believes, in error or not, that the other parent… Continue reading Alberta Court Denies Mother’s Application for Forced Reunification with Son
ABPC: Federal Legislation Takes Precedent Regarding Notice in Indigenous PGO Matters
Our firm has written extensively on matters involving child apprehension and child protection of Indigenous and First Nations children in the past. Today we will focus on a recent decision of Alberta’s Provincial Court, which has provided much-needed guidance with respect to conflicting notice provisions relating to Permanent Guardianship Orders (PGOs) under provincial and federal… Continue reading ABPC: Federal Legislation Takes Precedent Regarding Notice in Indigenous PGO Matters
Inconsistencies in Initial Custody Hearings in Alberta
When a child is apprehended in Alberta and the Director of Children’s Services determines that the child should remain in their custody pending an investigation, the Director must file what is known as an Initial Custody Application. If the child’s parent or guardian opposes the application, there will be an Initial Custody Hearing pursuant to… Continue reading Inconsistencies in Initial Custody Hearings in Alberta