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Buyer's remorse, it's real. Why legal advice and disclosure are crucial in property settlement agreements

Buyer’s remorse, it’s real. Why legal advice and disclosure are crucial in property settlement agreements

Many people have feelings of buyer’s remorse after a trip to the mall or even about their choice […]


June 4, 2023

How to Prevent Conflicts from getting out of hand and avoid the Hatfield and McCoy’s Conflict Escalation

The Quebec case of R. v. Epstein, 2023 QCCQ 630, published on February 24, 2023, received national headlines.  […]


March 24, 2023

Legal test for imputation of income modified by the Alberta Court of Appeal

When discussing what income forms the basis of a party’s child or spousal support payments,  clients often raise […]


December 13, 2022

Pets: Part of the Family? An update…

In April 2018 Moe Hannah posted about the state of, what I affectionately call, ‘Dog Law’ in Canada. At that time, we reviewed…


January 6, 2022

Summary Trials

The Supreme Court of Canada in Hryniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 has given a strong indication of […]


April 22, 2021

It’s Time to Recalculate!

This month, we examine the second service offered by the Alberta Government to help the payees and payors […]


November 10, 2020

You Down With MEP?

The Alberta Government provides two services that may help the payee and the payor of support in our […]


October 7, 2020

The Importance of Annual Reviews

If you have entered into a separation agreement or court order (including a Divorce Judgment) that deals with […]


September 10, 2020

Beyond Quantum and Duration in Spousal Support

For many families spousal support is a difficult topic to address at the end of a relationship. It […]


August 11, 2020

How does My Spouse or Partner’s Income Factor In to What I Pay for Child Support?

The first stated objective of the Federal Child Support Guidelines is to establish a fair standard of support […]


July 7, 2020