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OC-62497-6Price range: $95.00 through $445.00Explore the issue and provides a roadmap of costs considerations on interim applications, at trial, and in arbitrations. Review helpful tips when making cost submissions in family law matters. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Costs on May 6, 2025. Total running time is 1 hour, 2 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62143.06This paper provides paralegals with a practical guide to understand and implement the Court of Queen’s Bench Family Law Practice Notes when assisting lawyers and the law firms they work with. These materials emphasize the application of the Practice Notes in Calgary and explain how (not when) to use the Practice Notes correctly. Particular attention is given to Practice Notes 6–10, and useful day-to-day tips are suggested throughout. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Advanced Family Law Issues for Paralegals program in Edmonton on January 16, 2020 and in Calgary on January 23, 2020.
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OC-62183-5Price range: $95.00 through $445.00Discuss the case law accumulating across Canada on family law disputes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Examine the five leading cases in detail, the general principles emerging from the case law, and the court’s test for urgency. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on May 13, 2020. Total running time is 1 hour, 6 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62113.01This paper considers the confluence of family law and wills and estates law. It provides strategies for estate practitioners to employ to better advise clients with family law considerations in estate planning. It reviews relationships that give rise to legal obligations in estate planning, and discusses the implications of those relationships in the estate context. It also highlights case law that deals with adult interdependent relationships, dower rights, matrimonial property orders, and revocation of wills. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Law Considerations for the Wills and Estates Practitioner program in Edmonton on March 6, 2019 and in Calgary on March 13, 2019.
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61875.13This paper provides an excellent overview of spousal support. It explores not only the historical roots of difficult spousal support conversations, but, also, a different approach to resolve potential conflicts over spousal support. This approach balances a rights-based analysis of spousal support with an integrative analysis of the clients’ needs, interests, and resources. Bringing interest-based negotiation into the spousal support arena enhances the possibility of creative and durable outcomes, and humanizes the pressing emotional needs of the players. This paper was presented at the 46th Annual Family Law Refresher in April of 2013.
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OC-62259-5This on-demand program provides discussion about spousal support issues, with discussion based on a review of the 2013 "Creating a New Lexicon for Spousal Support" paper by Patricia L. Blocksom QC and Marie L. Gordon QC. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person session on June 14, 2022, as part of our Advanced Negotiation Techniques for Family Lawyers program. Total running time is 1 hour, 16 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62012.04This paper highlights areas of consideration for family lawyers relating to criminal or quasi-criminal conduct. In particular, the following topics are discussed: charging a spouse or partner with assault; encouraging clients to obtain Emergency Protection Orders; threatening prosecution as leverage; breaching privilege in the case of client threats; dealing with illegally obtained evidence; and considerations for judicial interim release and no-contact conditions. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Intersection of Family and Criminal Law program held in Calgary on March 11, 2017 and in Edmonton on March 18, 2017.
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62150.05This short paper provides practical tips for conducting an effective cross-examination and includes discussion about impeaching a witness on inconsistent statements. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Law Trial Fundamentals program in Edmonton on March 11, 2020 and in Calgary on March 18, 2020.
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62283.01Examining the purpose and intent of both direct examination and cross-examination, this paper provides tips and pointers to help litigators of all levels of experience hone their advocacy skills. It also provides helpful information when dealing with child witnesses and when making objections generally. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA's Refresher 2023: Family Law in Jasper from May 4–7, 2023.
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OC-62283-01Price range: $95.00 through $445.00From the perspectives of senior litigation counsel and the bench, this presentation provides tips and pointers to help litigators of all levels of experience hone their advocacy skills. 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 1 hour, 19 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62015.02Obtaining timely disclosure, from clients and from the opposing party, is often the secret to a successful file. This paper discusses tools available to family counsel seeking timely disclosure. Part I of this paper focuses on obtaining timely disclosure from clients. Part II of this paper discusses the options available for obtaining disclosure from the opposing party. It includes a review of the applicable legislation and case law, a discussion of litigation tools, and provides tips for best practices and strategies. The appendices to this paper include: a sample disclosure checklist, a sample disclosure index, and a sample response to notice to disclose. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Financial Disclosure in Family Law Matters program in Edmonton on October 18, 2016 and in Calgary on October 25, 2016.
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OC-62487Price range: $95.00 through $445.00The rise of digital assets in recent years has created novel challenges in family law matters. Explore some of these challenges, with topics including: income from trading in digital assets for support purposes in family law; how to compel disclosure of digital assets for the purposes of income determination and property division; and dissipation of family property through cryptocurrencies This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on March 12, 2025. Total running time is 45 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page