Publications
Hearing From Children In Court Proceedings Under The Divorce Act, Family Law Act, And Child, Youth And Family Enhancement Act
The Alberta Law Reform Institute [ALRI] intends this report to help users of the family court system. ALRI’s goal is to help users understand the ways in which the views of children affected by family court proceedings can be heard in Alberta. This report does not have recommendations for change. Instead, it is meant to be a helpful resource for legal professionals and users of the family court system. This report describes the ways in […]
March 2, 2026
Revision of the Surrogate Rules, Final Report 73
This report aims to amend Alberta’s outdated Surrogate Rules, which govern the procedure for the administration of an estate. A complicated, detailed endeavour, it was completed in partnership with the Surrogate Rules Committee, and focused solely on the procedural statutory provisions involved. Substantive provisions are examined in another project now underway. Some recommendations are: That one court have carriage of all applications dealing with the administration of a given estate so that courtroom efficiency is […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | grant, affidavit, surrogate, dependent, deceased, estate, minor, Rule, trustee, will |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr073.pdf |
May 29, 1996
Revision of the Surrogate Rules, Report for Discussion 10
This report aims to amend Alberta’s outdated Surrogate Rules, which govern the procedure for the administration of an estate. A complicated, detailed endeavour, it was completed in partnership with the Surrogate Rules Committee, and focused solely on the procedural statutory provisions involved. Substantive provisions are examined in another project now underway. Some recommendations are: That one court have carriage of all applications dealing with the administration of a given estate so that courtroom efficiency is […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | grant, affidavit, surrogate, dependent, deceased, estate, minor, Rule, trustee, will |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd10.pdf |
October 2, 1991