Income Support Systems for Family Dependants on Marriage Breakdown: An Examination of Fundamental Policy Questions

August 1, 1982

Income Support Systems for Family Dependants on Marriage Breakdown: An Examination of Fundamental Policy Questions

The Uniform Evidence Act 1981: A Basis for Uniform Evidence Legislation, Final Report 37a

This report briefly presents the state of the law of evidence and the reform proposal that precipitated the evidence project of the Uniform Law conference of Canada. The report describes the Uniform Evidence Act and recommends that Parliament and the Legislatures enact uniform evidence legislation based on the Act. The Senate or a committee of the Senate should review the rules of evidence that the Uniform Evidence Act would apply to criminal proceedings and make […]

June 1, 1982

Evidence and Related Subjects: Specific Proposals for Alberta Legislation, Final Report 37b

This companion report makes detailed recommendations for Alberta specific evidence legislation. The Alberta Legislature should not enact the Uniform Evidence Act word for word as it is a composite Act that contains some provisions that are appropriate only for federal legislation and would not fit in with existing Alberta legislation. Some changes of substance should be made in it. This report discusses a number of specific policy issues and recommends some changes to the areas […]

Matrimonial Support Failures: Reasons, Profiles and Perceptions of Individuals Involved: Volume 1 Summary Report, Volume 2 Technical Reports, Research Paper 13

This report was created in order to aid the reform of the matrimonial and child support system in Alberta. Before its publication, there was little data regarding the reasons for failure in the (then) extant system. The report analyzes data from the Supreme Court (now Court of Queen’s Bench) in Edmonton and Calgary, the Family Courts in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, and Grande Prairie, door-to-door surveys of those involved with maintenance orders, and a study of […]

March 3, 1981

The Guardianship of Infant’s Estates

August 8, 1980

The Use, Effectiveness and Social Impact on Wage Garnishment: An Empirical Study

August 2, 1980

The Use, Effectiveness and Social Impact on Wage Garnishment: An Empirical Study

The Guardianship of Infant’s Estates

August 1, 1980

Proposals for a New Alberta Business Corporations Act Volume 1, Final Report 36

This two-volume set puts forth proposals for an Act to reform the law of Alberta relating to business corporation. This first volume (“Report”) discusses the principles and policies upon which a business corporations statute for Alberta should be based. The purpose of this report is to recommend the adoption of a statute that embodies the basic law of business corporations. It should apply to all business corporations incorporated under the Alberta Corporations Act or its […]