Top 10 Reasons You Should Get a Will
Last Will and Testament You decide how your Estate will be distributed. You decide who will take care of your minor children. To avoid a lengthy probate process (it is easier AND faster for your Executor to distribute your assets to loved one). Minimize estate taxes. You decide who will wind up the affairs of your estate. You can disinherit individuals who would otherwise stand to inherit. You can make gifts and donations. Avoid greater legal challenges (which reduced the burden on loved ones who are already struggling with your death). Because you can change your mind if[...]
Information for Kids About Separation and Divorce
What Happens Next?This free booklet was prepared for your child, ages 9 to 12, by the Department of Justice of Canada. It is intended help them deal with separation and divorce. To access your free book, click on the link below, or select here: my free book.Information for Kids About Separation & DivorceIf you have favorite books that have help you and your children deal with separation and divorce, please feel free to comment below.Thank you.
Preparing Alberta Family Law Divorce Forms
Statement of Claim for Divorce Form FL-01 for Alberta Are you looking for divorce forms for Alberta? Or, perhaps you are looking for someone to help prepare your divorce forms—someone that is much cheaper than a lawyer? You’ve come to the right place! This blog is for you if you are in Alberta and thinking about: filling in your own divorce forms and trying to figure out how to get a divorce on your own; buying an Alberta Divorce Kit; using an online divorce service that guides you in handling your own divorce; or hiring a paralegal that[...]
Alberta Family Court
Provincial Court (Family and Youth Division) – In the event you do not wish a Divorce at this time or you would like an immediate Order dealing with custody, access and child support, you may contact your local Provincial Court (Family Division). They provide free forms and assistant. You may wish to hire a lawyer in the event matters are or may become disputed and you do not want to jeopardize your claim. This Court, or a lawyer, can also inform of circumstances in which you may wish to proceed with a claim through the Court of Queen’s Bench[...]
Grounds for Divorce in Alberta
You can file for a Divorce if you can establish before the Courts there has been a marriage breakdown. The following paragraphs are found in the Divorce Act (Canada): “8.(1) A Court of competent jurisdiction may, on application by either or both spouses, grant a Divorce to the spouse or spouses on the ground that there has been a breakdown of their marriage. Breakdown of marriage (2) Breakdown of a marriage is established only if (a) the spouses have lived separate and apart for at least one year immediately preceding the determination of the Divorce proceeding and were living separate[...]
Alberta Divorce Processing Times
Processing times and procedures fluctuate depending on the level of cooperation from the spouses, how and where the Defendant was served, what city the divorce application was filed in and grounds for Divorce. Average processing time is normally 4 to 6 months (if the Defendant is served personally in Alberta), 5 to 7 months (if the Defendant is served personally elsewhere) or 6 to 8 months (if the Defendant is served substitutionally or outside Canada). To illustrate (parties have been separate over one year): Three to Four Weeks: File the Statement of Claim for Divorce, Serve Defendant in Alberta,[...]
