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A will dispute is one of the most legally complex and emotionally charged proceedings in Alberta’s court system. For beneficiaries, family members, or other interested parties who believe that a will does not accurately reflect the deceased’s true intentions, the decision to challenge that will involves significant legal, financial, and relational consequences. For executors and…
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An enduring power of attorney is one of the most important legal documents a high-net-worth individual in Alberta can have. It is also one of the most consistently neglected components of estate and incapacity planning. A will governs what happens to your assets after your death. An enduring power of attorney governs what happens to…
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Property division for business owners in Alberta is categorically more complex than property division for salaried employees or individuals whose wealth is held in straightforward investment accounts and real estate. The business interest itself raises questions about characterization, valuation, and division that do not arise with other asset classes. The income from the business raises…
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On May 15, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada issued one of the most consequential family law decisions in a generation. In Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, a six-to-three majority of the Court recognized a new common law tort of intimate partner violence, grounded in the concept of coercive and controlling conduct within intimate…
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A postnuptial agreement is a family property agreement made by spouses after they have already married, as opposed to a prenuptial agreement, which is made before the wedding. While prenuptial agreements are more commonly discussed, postnuptial agreements serve an equally important function for couples whose financial circumstances have materially changed after the marriage began, or…
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Independent legal advice is a specific legal requirement in Alberta for certain types of agreements, particularly family property agreements such as prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, postnuptial agreements, and separation agreements. Without independent legal advice properly given and certified, these agreements may be unenforceable, and the legal protection they were intended to provide evaporates at exactly…
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