Family Relief, Final Report 29

This report was undertaken as part of ALRI’s studies on the reform of family law. The Family Relief Act provides for an award from an estate for the maintenance of the surviving spouse and a limited class of children. The maintenance must come from the net estate after payment of claims against the deceased. An eligible dependant may apply to the court within six months of the grant of probate or administration. There is provision […]

June 1, 1978

Administration of Family Law: The Unified Family Court: Constitutional Opinions, Research Paper 11

This paper comprises opinions by Professor W.R. Lederman, Q.C., and Professor P.N. McDonald, on the constitutional validity (at the time of publication) of a unified family court in Alberta, including both federally appointed and provincially appointed judges (i.e. judges appointed by the Governor General in Council and the Lieutenant Governor in Council). Professor McDonald’s opinion is actually comprised of a number of smaller opinions written in 1976 and 1977, which include responses to some other […]

May 4, 1978

Matrimonial Property in Alberta: Facts and Attitudes

January 3, 1974

Declaration of Paternity

An Examination of the Income Tax Consequences of New Matrimonial Property Regime for Alberta

January 2, 1974

Matrimonial Property Held by Joint Tenancy

1973

January 1, 1973

Matrimonial Property: The Forced Shares

Federal Constitutional Problems in Relation to the Proposed Family Court for Alberta

Rights of Occupation of a Non-Owning Spouse in the Matrimonial Home

Matrimonial Causes and the Rule in Hollington v. Hewthorn