Publications
Abolition of Perpetuities Law, Final Report 110
The rule against perpetuities is an ancient and complex set of legal rules designed to prevent people from indefinitely tying up land and assets via successive contingent interests of title so that future generations cannot sell, mortgage or enjoy full use of the property. In 1972, Alberta reformed the worst excesses of the rule against perpetuities in our current Perpetuities Act, seeking a reasonable balance between competing interests. Following public consultation, the Alberta Law Reform […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Corporate and Commercial Property |
| TAGS | asset, contingent, interest, perpetuities, Property, tax, trust, variation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR_110.pdf |
March 1, 2017
Family Relief, Final Report 29
This report was undertaken as part of ALRI’s studies on the reform of family law. The Family Relief Act provides for an award from an estate for the maintenance of the surviving spouse and a limited class of children. The maintenance must come from the net estate after payment of claims against the deceased. An eligible dependant may apply to the court within six months of the grant of probate or administration. There is provision […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | dependant, family, matrimonial, Property, relief, spouse, succession, variation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr029.pdf |
June 1, 1978