What is the Canada Child Benefit? The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) was developed in July 2016 after combining the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) and the Universal Child Care Benefit (UBBC) to streamline the tax benefits given to families with … Read More
When Are Special or Extraordinary Expenses Too Expensive for Child Support?
As a follow-up to some of our previous blog posts, today we are looking at a recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision, FJN v JK, 2019 ABCA 305 which dealt with section 7 expenses. In a split decision, the Court … Read More
Accessing Child Welfare Files 101
In Alberta, The Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act (“CYFEA”) afford Child and Family Services (“CFS”) the ability to intervene in the private family lives of Albertans. The powers granted under the Act can be quite extensive. For example, the government … Read More
Divorce After 50 Is Causing Financial Depletion
In July 2019, Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce. As the worlds richest couple, it is certain that Jeff and MacKenzie will both survive financially despite their separation (Jeff’s net worth is now US $123.1 billion, and MacKenzie’s … Read More
EBL Welcomes A New Team Member
Madison Dupuis is a Student-at-Law with EBL Family Law in Calgary. She graduated from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law in 2019, specializing in Family Law and accessible justice. Before completing Law School, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts … Read More
Maintenance Enforcement Program 101
In Alberta, ‘the Maintenance Enforcement Program’ (MEP) collects court-ordered child, spousal, and partner support owed by one party to another. In this article, we discuss a form of child support available under the Divorce Act, section 7 expenses. In this … Read More
The Family Act Is Changing, Do You Know How It Will Affect You?
In 2020 the Family Law Act will be changed to allow children 18 and older to qualify for child support if they are unable to live independently of their parents by reason of illness or disability. Section 46 of the … Read More
The Matrimonial Property Act Will Change in 2020 and Common Law Partners in Alberta Will Have Property Rights
What do the changes mean? Individuals living with common law partners will have the same property rights as married people at the end of 2019. The new rules come into effect January 1, 2020 and will apply to relationships that … Read More
Value of Education
Evaluating a degree or professional development obtained during a marriage is an area of law that is confusing and frustrating for lawyers but seems to generally work out for the people involved. It’s a frustrating legal issue for a couple … Read More
Spousal Support
This is the third instalment in the Family Law crash course series. Today we are going to look at Spousal Support, specifically, who can claim for it, what you have to prove in order to get it, how much it might … Read More
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