Family Law Administration: the Unified Family Court, Final Report 25

This report was created to make specific recommendations towards the creation of a family law section of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Alberta. This report does not contain draft legislation for a unified family court and deals only with the structure of the court itself. Court services are addressed in Report No. 26, Family Law Administration: Court Services. The report canvasses developments in other provinces, and discusses why there is a need […]

April 1, 1978

Matrimonial Property, Final Report 18

This is an extensive and large report regarding the feasibility of legislation that, upon dissolution of marriage, would give each spouse the right to an equal share in the assets accumulated during the marriage other than by gift or inheritance from outside sources. Three major proposals for change are judicial discretion, community of property, and deferred sharing. This report analyzes the committee’s majority and minority views on these proposals. Regarding judicial discretion, the law could […]

August 1, 1975

Corporate Citizenship

January 3, 1975

The Status of the Common Law Wife in Relation to the Fatal Accidents Act

January 2, 1974

Cases decided Under the British Columbia Testator’s Family Maintenance Act Involving Adult Children Petitioners

January 1, 1973

Married Women’s Property and Maintenance Rights

Maintenance of Children in Alberta