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Alberta Dower Act Consultation Summary


This document summarizes the results of consultations ALRI conducted for the it’s law reform project on the Alberta Dower Act. ALRI ran two online surveys. Both surveys were open from 3 December 2021 to 7 March 2022. One survey was aimed at the general public – the general survey. Another survey was aimed at professionals who use the Dower Act in their work, including lawyers, real estate brokers and agents, landmen, and estate planners or administrators […]

AREA OF LAW Wills and Succession Family Law Property Real Property
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FILE Dower_consultation_summary.pdf

September 9, 2022

Dower Act: Life Estate, Report for Discussion 37


The Dower Act protects a spouse if the couple’s home is owned by the other spouse. It applies to a “homestead” which is a parcel of land where the owner lives or has lived. The Dower Act became law in Alberta over one hundred years ago. The last substantial reforms were in 1948. The Alberta Law Reform Institute’s (ALRI) research and consultation shows that the Dower Act functions largely as intended, but it is outdated […]

AREA OF LAW Wills and Succession Family Law Property
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FORMAT Publications
FILE RFD37.pdf

November 24, 2021

Dower Act: Consent to Disposition, Report for Discussion 36


The Dower Act protects a spouse if the couple’s home is owned by the other spouse. It applies to a “homestead” which is a parcel of land where the owner lives or has lived. The Dower Act became law in Alberta over one hundred years ago. The last substantial reforms were in 1948. The Alberta Law Reform Institute’s (ALRI) research and consultation shows that the Dower Act functions largely as intended, but it is outdated […]

AREA OF LAW Wills and Succession Family Law Property
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FORMAT Publications
FILE RFD36.pdf

November 23, 2021

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