Publications
Alberta Dower Act Consultation Summary
This document summarizes the results of consultations ALRI conducted for the it’s law reform project on the Alberta Dower Act. ALRI ran two online surveys. Both surveys were open from 3 December 2021 to 7 March 2022. One survey was aimed at the general public – the general survey. Another survey was aimed at professionals who use the Dower Act in their work, including lawyers, real estate brokers and agents, landmen, and estate planners or administrators […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Family Law Property Real Property |
| TAGS | homeowner, trailer, bank, occupant, landmen, homeless, adult interdependent partner, estate plan, condo, life estate, home, homestead, house, husband, wife, disposition, real estate, partner, common law, consent, death, dower, lease, loss, mobile home, mortgage, owner, spouse, tenant |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | Dower_consultation_summary.pdf |
September 9, 2022
The Matrimonial Property Act: A Case Law Review
The Alberta Law Reform Institute proposed the legislation that became the Matrimonial Property Act (MPA) more than 30 years ago and there has been no substantive amendment to the MPA since then. ALRI has received suggestions that the legislation is in need of revision but there was little consensus as to which areas were in need of review. In order to advance the research, ALRI financed the work of Annie Voss-Altman, a student at the […]
| TAGS | divide, house, assets, dispute, division, divorce, family, matrimonial, Property, separation, valuation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | RP-MPA-Case-Law.pdf |
October 8, 2010
Matrimonial Property in Alberta: Facts and Attitudes
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | home, house, asset, division, divorce, family, matrimonial, Property, separation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-74_22-Matrimonial-Prop_Manley-Casimir.pdf |
January 3, 1974
Matrimonial Property: The Forced Shares
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | house, asset, division, divorce, family, matrimonial, Property, separation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-73_20-Mat-Prop-Forced-Shares_Burrows.pdf |
January 1, 1973
Rights of Occupation of a Non-Owning Spouse in the Matrimonial Home
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce Property Real Property |
| TAGS | home, house, wife, divorce, family, matrimonial, owner, spouse |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-73_16-Rights-of-Non-Owning-Spouse_Barclay.pdf |
Family Law: Matrimonial Property
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce Personal Property Property Real Property |
| TAGS | house, asset, division, divorce, family, family law, matrimonial, Property, separation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-72_2-vol-2-Family-Law-Mat-Prop_McBean-Worton.pdf |
January 1, 1972