This webinar explores and analyzes the entitlement of spousal support in Alberta using current case law. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on September 28, 2022. Total running time: 1 hour, 28 minutes.

Family law practice can be hard. Lawyers must navigate the law, including legislative amendments and common law changes, changes to court procedure, clients with their own issues (not all of them legal ones), the challenges of carrying on a business/practice, and so on. On top of this, many family law clients deal with trauma and this can affect lawyers. These on-demand programs explore these “collateral issues” that family law practitioners face. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 1 hour, 20 minutes and 1 hour, 30 minutes.

More and more family law clients and lawyers are turning to arbitration as an alternative to the courts. This presentation examines what an arbitrator can and cannot do, enforcement of awards, how the various provisions of the Arbitration Act intersect, and how to develop strong arbitration advocacy. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on December 1, 2023 as part of our Collateral Issues in Family Law program.  Total running time is 1 hour, 27 minutes.

Prepared by leading family law practitioners, the Alberta Family Law Practice Manual guides you through a family law file from start to finish, whether the file proceeds through collaborative law, mediation, arbitration, or court. Highlights include comprehensive information on divorce, matrimonial property, child and spousal support, and trials.

Spousal support is often a vexing area of law for family law practitioners. This paper discusses recent principles that have emerged from Alberta case law that can help practitioners navigate spousal support issues. It reviews key spousal support cases within the context of income determination, variations and terminations of spousal support, and payment of spousal support to an estate. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Law 25 program in Edmonton on March 7, 2018 and in Calgary on March 14, 2018.

This paper reviews the effect of the volatility in the price of oil and in the Alberta economy in spousal support awards in Alberta over the last five years. This paper was presented at LESA’s Up, Down, and All Around: Exploring Recent Spousal Support Cases in Alberta webinar on September 28, 2022.

More and more family law clients and lawyers are turning to arbitration as an alternative to the courts. While many benefits exist, constraints and limits also exist. Part 1 of the paper explores various provisions of the Arbitration Act, including how they intersect and influence each other, and how the judiciary has interpreted them. Part 2 focuses on the intersection of the arbitration process and the limited jurisdiction of the court. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Collateral Issues in Family Law program in Calgary on December 1, 2023.