Common Law Marriages: Is the Common Law Marriage Completely Void?

January 1, 1972

Study into the status of British Subjects under Alberta Statutes

Search, Seizure and Arrest Under Alberta Statutes

Property Rights of Husband and Wife at Common Law

Family Law: Matrimonial Property

Assignment of Wages, Final Report 8

This report addresses the subject of determining what legislation, if any, should govern wage assignments. The primary recommendation is that irrevocable assignments of wages to secure payment of indebtedness be abolished by legislation, thus rendering them invalid. The report also makes alternative recommendations for regulation of the use of wage assignments if they are not abolished. It is recommended that an Act be passed to reform the law relating to assignments of wages, which term […]

October 1, 1971

Joinder of Divorce Proceedings with other Causes of Action, Final Report 7

This report addresses the joinder of divorce proceedings with other causes of action between husband and wife. Section 2(g) of the Divorce Act, 1968, provides that “‘petition’ for divorce means a petition or motion for a decree of divorce, either with or without corollary relief by way of an order under section 10 or 11”. It can be argued that this definition effectively precludes any collateral issues being introduced in the petition for divorce and […]

August 2, 1971

Rule Against Perpetuities, Final Report 6

The purpose of the Rule Against Perpetuities (RAP) is to balance the right of an individual to dispose of her wealth upon death as she sees fit, while recognizing that property is for the living, and the law should uphold the right of the living to control it. The ALRI believes the RAP still serves an important purpose, but requires several legislated amendments and so have provided 28 recommendations for the Alberta Legislature. For example, […]

August 1, 1971

Deeds

January 1, 1971

Infant’s Contracts