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June 13, 2013

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Mediation: The Peace Treaty at the End of the War

Some people struggle with the idea of mediation. In particular, they question why someone who seeks to solve a dispute in court, and is preparing for litigation, would want to then negotiate toward compromise rather than winning a case outright. […]

April 1, 2013

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Family Law

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 […]

March 15, 2013

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Family Law

The Myth of the Common Law Marriage

As a family lawyer, I have sometimes had to explain to my very surprised client that she is not, indeed, married to the person that she has believed was her husband, sometimes for a number of years. This client understands […]

January 22, 2013

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Communication and Successful Family Business Succession Planning

The relationship between family and business creates challenges for succession planning for the family business. The University of Alberta’s Family Business Institute has determined family businesses generate about 60% of Canada’s GDP and create 20% of all new jobs in […]

May 19, 2012

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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 […]

April 21, 2012

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Family Law

Should they stay or should they go?

One of the more difficult situations that separated or divorced parents sometimes face is when one of the parents decides that they must move away from the city of Medicine Hat and proposes to take the children with them. The […]

February 18, 2012

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Estate Planning and the Matrimonial Property Act (MPA)

This column continues last month’s review of the new Alberta Wills and Succession Act (WSA) and its effect on estate planning in Medicine Hat. A person can distribute their property in their Will as they wish. If, however, the property […]

November 19, 2011

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Family Law

Independent Legal Advice on Matrimonial Property Contracts

Clients often ask me as a family law lawyer to help them get agreements they have made themselves, formalized and signed. Sometimes these clients ask me to draft a Contract showing the agreement they have reached. Sometimes these clients have […]

May 20, 2011

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Family Law

Rights and Responsibilities of a Legal Guardian

Becoming a guardian of a child comes with a series of rights and responsibilities that are very significant in the life of the child. Where there is more than one guardian, the Family Law Act, the legislation in Alberta that […]

April 25, 2011

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Family Law

Who is a Guardian?

Family lawyers often receive phone calls from grandparents or aunts and uncles who tell us that they are providing a significant amount of care for grandchildren or nieces and nephews. Often, they are providing many meals, driving children to and […]