Author: Michael Ghert

This paper provides some historical context for the Family Property Act, sets out considerations that lawyers and paralegals need to keep in mind when contemplating starting a claim under the Act, and addresses how family property is dealt with in a trial in court (or in arbitration) when parties have entered into a contract relating to their rights and obligations under the Act.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Law Issues for Paralegals program in Edmonton on June 10, 2022.