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How income is imputed when calculating child support

By LegalMatters Staff • Parents have a legal responsibility to provide financial support to their children during a marriage or after a divorce or separation occurs. In most cases, support is based on income. But in some situations, the parent paying support may be intentionally unemployed or earning less than they are capable of in […]

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Division rules for common-law property have changed

By Sean Schaefer and Mark Demas • Albertans in common-law relationships may believe they are not subject to the same property division rules as married couples. They are, thanks to the passage of the Family Property Act (FPA) in 2020 that significantly altered many of the laws governing common-law relationships, as two family lawyers in

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