Canada: Divorce

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On March 26, 2025, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta issued an announcement setting out updates following a pilot program that launched in 2019 in relation to Estate Case Conferences, which were established to promote the early and cost-effective resolutions of estate disputes and litigations.

Mediation is a process in which parties involved in contemplated or ongoing litigation attempt to settle their differences with the assistance of a neutral mediator.

ChatGPT and other generative AI (artificial intelligence) platforms have the potential to provide litigants with an efficient tool to research and understand the legal concepts and governing authorities...

Throughout Canada, judges are being asked to address the impact of intimate partner violence in a separation and divorce. One such pivotal case is the Supreme Court of Canada's ongoing review of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia.

According to the Divorce Act, "Family violence means any conduct, whether or not the conduct constitutes a criminal offence, by a family member towards another family member.

Moms, have you prepared a will yet? Last week was Mother's Day – a day to celebrate the amazing women who raised us, supported us, and shaped our lives.

Although Canada does not have "estate taxes" in the traditional sense, your estate is taxed under a "Terminal Return", which functions much like an Income Tax Return.

If you have assets, prospective beneficiaries, or other connections to foreign countries, you have cross-border or multijurisdictional considerations in your estate planning or administration.