by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Real Estate & Real Estate Development
Purchasing a home in a group is a common reality these days. In fact, almost 40% of people looking to purchase a home today, whether as a primary residence, rental property, or vacation spot, are looking to make the purchase as a group [1]. Whether the group consists...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Real Estate & Real Estate Development
Selling your house is an exciting time, however there is often quite a bit of paperwork to organize and provide to all parties. One of these documents is a Real Property Report, commonly referred to in Alberta as an RPR. A report which outlines your lot size, as well...
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...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
Bill C-78 will update old child-custody terminology, rules for family relocation, and definitions of family violence Originally featured on CanadianLawyerMag.com on January 7, 2020, by Bernise Carolino. The new year is expected to usher in major changes to Canada’s...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
2020 ONSC 1829 (CanLII – Ribeiro v Wright) In a ruling that may surprise some, but not all, Justice A. Pazaratz, of the Ontario Supreme Court, ruled that CV concerns or not, the virus is no reason to deny child access. Citing the potential for confusion to children,...
