Explore topics related to drafting, negotiating, or challenging family law agreements. These on-demand programs were originally presented as an in-person program titled Family Law Agreements on January 29, 2026. Total running time of each presentation is between is 50 minutes to 1 hour.

Focusing on the kinds of topics that might come up among lawyers over a coffee break, this presentation explores developments in family property matters since the coming into force of the Family Property Act, disclosure, consent to property deals, exemptions, and more. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person conference from May 4–7, 2023 as part of LESA's Refresher 2023: Family Law. Total running time is 57 minutes.

Topics from LESA's Refresher 2023: Family Law include: Child Support Update Cross-Examination and Questioning Dealing with Experts in Family Law Developments since the Divorce Act Amendments Early Intervention Case Conferences, JDRs, Pre-Trial Conferences, and Appeal Conferences Family Property Matters Imputing Income: An Update Since Peters v Atchooay Mediation & Arbitration Considerations Spousal Support Update Starting with the End in Mind – Managing Family Law Matters Summary Trials and Oral Hearing Orders: Resolving Matters without a Full Trial Written Advocacy These on-demand programs were originally presented as an in-person conference from May 4–7, 2023 as part of LESA’s Refresher 2023: Family Law.

Business issues frequently arise in family law matters, but some family lawyers may find themselves struggling to understand them or advance their clients’ interests. This on-demand program explores topics such as disclousre, financial statements, business valuations, tax, and shareholder remedies.

This on-demand program looks at defining roles within corporate governance, including the rights and responsibilities of shareholders, directors, and officers. It also reviews equitable remedies, focusing on oppression remedies and piercing the corporate veil to provide practical relief for parties whose wealth is caught up in corporate structures.

Examine the new Family Property Act and consider recent updates that came into affect on January 1, 2020. Learn about legislative changes impacting the division of property between former spouses and adult interdependent partners. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 4 hours, 10 minutes. Each presentation sold separately.

Explore how the new Family Property Act (FPA) legislation, which took effect January 1, 2020, brings unmarried couples living together under the same property sharing scheme as married couples. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 2 hours, 5 minutes.

This paper discusses some of the areas family law practitioners should actively cultivate within their professional networks, such as corporate law, tax law, estate law, and trust law. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Law Agreements program in Edmonton on January 29, 2026.

Focusing on case law since the introduction of the Family Property Act in 2020, this paper explores developments that have come from the new legislation, disclosure, consent to property deals, exemptions, and the intersections of corporate law, wills and estates, law, and family law. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA's Refresher 2023: Family Law in Jasper from May 4–7, 2023.

When a closely held corporation is run by a couple who are ending their personal relationship, the corporation, as a ‘legal person’ becomes a third individual that must be accounted for in settlement proceedings. This paper looks at defining roles within corporate governance, including the rights and responsibilities of shareholders, directors, and officers. It also reviews equitable remedies, focusing on oppression remedies and piercing the corporate veil to provide practical relief for parties whose wealth is caught up in corporate structures. This paper was presented at LESA’s Business Issues in Family Law webinar series on November 2, 2021 and November 9, 2021.

This paper explores how the new Family Property Act (FPA) legislation, which took effect January 1, 2020, brings unmarried couples living together under the same property sharing scheme as married couples. Topics discuss adult interdependent partners, relationships of interdependence, domestic and economic units, and joint family ventures; issues related to transition times, declarations of irreconcilability, separation dates, and property sharing; and how the FPA extends requirements to cover certain family law agreements, like cohabitation and separation agreements. The materials also provide an overview of how FPA changes will impact other statutes. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Property Act program in Calgary on November 13, 2019 and in Edmonton on November 22, 2019.