Janis Pritchard

June 15, 2017

The Alberta Limited Legal Services Project

This Project is an initiative of local Alberta lawyers aimed at providing Albertans with access to the legal services they want, when they want them, at a price they can afford. You can find information about this Project and participating […]
October 14, 2016

Top 10 reasons to get legal advice about your risks if you are planning to separate or are separated from your spouse

2016 10 12 JP MH News Article   Top 10 reasons to get legal advice about your risks if you are planning to separate or are separated from your spouse: You and your co-parent may have different perspectives about what […]
May 21, 2016

Top 10 Tips for Getting Through the Breakup Earthquake

When a couple breaks up it sends shockwaves through their family. Families can avoid and calm the shockwaves of the breakup earthquake in many ways. Here are some tips: Manage your emotions. Talking about unresolved problems can be emotionally upsetting. […]
May 19, 2015

The Breakup Earthquake

When a couple breaks up, it sends shockwaves through a family. We call this the breakup earthquake. Depending on its seismic force, anger, sadness and confusion can rumble through a family. At the very least, the breakup earthquake weakens family […]
April 1, 2013

New Ways for Families Program helps Divorcing Parents in Medicine Hat Resolve Their Parenting Disagreements

What is NWFF? It’s challenging to through a separation or divorce and almost every parent worries about preserving their relationship with their children. The New Ways for Families Program (NWFF) in Medicine Hat helps both parents and children do their […]
May 19, 2012

How to Guide Your Business Through a Divorce

It’s challenging to go through a separation or divorce no matter what your circumstances. When one or both of the people involved in the divorce own, operate, or hold shares in a business, their divorce can affect a much wider […]
June 24, 2009

Planning to Live Together

A decision to live with your partner has important parenting, financial and legal consequences for both of you. Our census data in Canada and Medicine Hat tells us most people live together and then either marry or separate within several […]
April 20, 2009

Not Married and Separated

If you have been living with a partner and then separate, you will be answering many of the same questions married spouses have to answer: How will you parent your children? How will you each contribute to raising your children […]