In a previous blog post, we had cautioned against using online calculators for child and spousal support. It has become common for many websites to provide calculators for divorcing parties to use so as to determine what their child and spousal support obligations, or entitlement, might be. However, as we cautioned in our prior blog… Continue reading Buyer Beware- The risk of using online child and spousal support calculators
Category: Spousal Support
Why do I need a Lawyer to help me work out Child and Spousal Support when I can do it myself?
Many people wonder why they need a lawyer to help them work out their child and spousal support obligations. It’s simple, surely? The Alberta and Federal Child Support Guidelines are available on-line. With a few simple questions answered an calculation is provided. Simple, quick, cheap and accurate. Its at this point I remind you of… Continue reading Why do I need a Lawyer to help me work out Child and Spousal Support when I can do it myself?
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
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
The True Costs of “Cheap Divorces”
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of companies offering divorce services as a “cheap” alternative to using divorce lawyers. Most often these companies are operated and staffed by individuals who are not lawyers, and have minimal training in the law. These companies commonly advertise to parties who are looking to… Continue reading The True Costs of “Cheap Divorces”
To Litigate or Mediate – That is the Question.
Any person with a Family Law matter has a range of options available to them to help them resolve their dispute. Parties can; Sit around the kitchen table and draw up an agreement; Engage in a settlement negotiation with the assistance of their lawyer; Attend mediation; Participate in a Judicial Dispute resolution process in the… Continue reading To Litigate or Mediate – That is the Question.