by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
On January 1, 2020, the new Family Property Act will come into full force and effect. Until that date, Adult Interdependent Partners do not have legislation to guide them in the division of property and debt the way that married couples do. To ascertain whether this...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
A recent Alberta decision confirms a family court will deal harshly with non – cooperative parents. Justice Labrenz in SJB v. RDBB, 2019 ABQB 624 pgs 6 – 10, noted the Father’s post separation behavior and, with the children’s best interest in mind, limited both the...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
A woman has lost a fight over the care of her 12-year-old son after a High Court judge concluded that she had alienated the youngster from his father. The boy, who has been at the centre of a family court battle between his separated parents for most of his life, was...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
A claim for undue hardship is a method by which payors of child support can obtain permission from a court to pay less than the Guideline amount for section 3 child support. Similarly, recipients of child support can make a claim for undue hardship to force a payor to...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
In Canada, more than 40% of couples will divorce or separate—and, among them, about 25% will have minor children at the time of their split. Spelling out the financial supports and custody arrangements for the children of a separating couple can be very difficult. So...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
I recently came across a fascinating opinion by William Fabricius at Arizona State University. His insights provide a valuable starting point for a much needed discussion in the courts, and in society, about the role a father can and should play in post separation...