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OC-62235-3In the context of teachers’ pensions, this on-demand program explores governing legislation, death benefits, relationship breakdown situations, and resources that are available to help lawyers and their clients. This on-demand program originally broadcast on January 12, 2022, as part of our Winds of Change: Developments in Pension Law webinar. Total running time is 1 hour.
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OC-62235-2Explore the governing legislation and practices associated with Alberta public sector pension plans. Review practical tips and considerations for family lawyers in the context of family property division. This on-demand program originally broadcast on January 12, 2022, as part of our Winds of Change: Developments in Pension Law webinar. Total running time is 52 minutes.
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OC-62235-1Review the essentials of defined benefit, defined contributions, and hybrid pension plans; registered and non-registered pension plans; federal and provincial public sector pensions; and more. This on-demand program originally broadcast on January 12, 2022, as part of our Winds of Change: Developments in Pension Law webinar. Total running time is 1 hour, 26 minutes.
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62235.02In the context of teachers’ pensions, this paper explores governing legislation, death benefits, relationship breakdown situations, and resources that are available to help lawyers and their clients. It also explores common administrative issues that lawyers may encounter when drafting family property orders and family property agreements. This paper was presented at LESA’s The Winds of Change: Developments in Pension Law webinar on January 12, 2022.
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62235.01When parties are going through a relationship breakdown, two important questions emerge: (1) What is the value of the pension entitlement (i.e. pension asset) for purposes of the Family Property Act? and (2) What assets will the pension plan make available for the parties to use as part of the settlement of the pension asset? This paper explores answers to those questions, along with other considerations including options for making a pension division, recent changes to some pension plans in Alberta, divisions of pensions in pay, and mortality concerns. This paper was presented at LESA’s The Winds of Change: Developments in Pension Law webinar on January 12, 2022.
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62216.04Without a complete evidentiary record that supports one’s case, it will be difficult to win on appeal. At the Provincial Court, lawyers should keep in mind that their case may be headed to the Court of Queen’s Bench on appeal. This paper examines how to effectively build the record in the first instance to support potential future appeals. This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Appeals webinar series on October 28, 2021 and November 18, 2021.
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62216.03Appeals can be daunting for many family lawyers accustomed to the trench warfare of oral submissions and contested evidence. Whereas the outcome of a questionable parenting application or over-aggressive interim property division can sometimes be saved by the brilliance of your oral advocacy, the Court of Appeal is more interested in hard law, known facts, and the written record before it. In canvassing recent case law, this paper examines the standard of review and levels of appellate scrutiny in family law appeals. This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Appeals webinar series on October 28, 2021 and November 18, 2021.
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62216.02This paper contains an overview of the technical requirements for writing a respondent’s factum in the Alberta Court of Appeal. It also provides tips for writing this type of factum (as compared to an appellant’s factum). This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Appeals webinar series on October 28, 2021 and November 18, 2021.
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62216.01The single most important document in any appeal is the factum. A strong factum will do most of the heavy lifting on an appeal. Alternatively, a bad factum may sink your case. This paper provides tips for writing an appellant’s factum and contains an overview of the technical requirements. This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Appeals webinar series on October 28, 2021 and November 18, 2021.
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62241.05This paper provides tax information for family law practitioners relating to pre-tax corporate income generally, distributions, and allocation of undistributed pre-tax corporate income. This paper was presented at LESA’s Business Issues in Family Law webinar series on November 2, 2021 and November 9, 2021.
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62241.04The term ‘personal benefits’ means something different to accountants than it does to family law professionals. When the payor spouse/parent asks their accountant for assistance in quantifying personal benefits, which is reasonable, the accountant presumes their definition of the term is appropriate, and often concludes there are none. However, this may not be the case when calculating or disputing child support payable. This paper examines tax and other issues relating to personal benefits in the family law context. This paper was presented at LESA’s Business Issues in Family Law webinar series on November 2, 2021 and November 9, 2021.
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62241.03The “how” of determining the amount of child support owed by parents continues to stymie parents, lawyers, and judges alike. Some of the issues include how the income of the payor parent is determined, what types of documents are needed to confirm the amount of income, who is responsible for requesting or obtaining the supporting documentation, and so on. This paper provides insight into and information about the type of financial disclosure that is required to determine the “how” of child support. This paper was presented at LESA’s Business Issues in Family Law webinar series on November 2, 2021 and November 9, 2021.
