Calgary Secured Child and Spousal Support lawyers help ensure spousal and child support are paid in full. Our experienced Calgary family lawyers help parents and children maintain a standard of living that is fair after separation. It is on thing to obtain a spousal and child support order but you must also collect on the […]
Will Your Marriage End In Divorce?
Will Your Marriage End In Divorce? Frankly, the odds are high that your marriage or relationship will not succeed. When you enter a marriage or a long term marriage-like relationship you are entering a relationship lottery. You have ONLY a 50 percent chance of success BUT if you succeed the rewards are priceless. Here is […]
Calgary Parental Alienation Estrangement Lawyers
Calgary Parental Alienation Estrangement Lawyers help children and their parents deal with a family dysfunction associated with relationship breakdown. In today’s blog, by Peter Graburn of our downtown Calgary family lawyers and Calgary Parental Alienation Estrangement Lawyers’ team, explains strategies to deal with what is a serious issue in high conflict separations. Calgary Parental Alienation […]
Calgary Alberta Family Law Costs
Calgary Alberta Family Law Costs is a key component of a family law litigation strategy. It is an understatement that contested separation and divorce can be costly – emotionally, time and (most seriously) the effect on children. These Calgary Alberta family law costs should always be taken into consideration in deciding whether to pursue contested […]
Bird’s Nest Shared Child Parenting
Bird’s Nest Shared Child Parenting lawyers help parents and their children move forward after separation in a unique way. A “nesting” co-parenting arrangement is one that is uniquely child-centered. Rather than the children having to adapt to the parents’ needs and living in two separate dwellings, they remain in the family home and the parents […]
Shared Custody Child Support Household Income
Shared custody child support household income cases involve comparing the household incomes of both spouses to decide fair child support. Some Shared Custody Child Support Household Income cases involve equalizing the net disposable income in both homes so one home is not a “have” home and the other a “have not” home in a financial […]
Calgary Vancouver Spousal Support Exceptions
Calgary Vancouver Spousal Support Exceptions lawyers deal with special circumstances where a departure from the application of the federal Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines may occur. Our 5-time award-winning “Top Vancouver Family Law Firm” lawyers often see mistakes made by parties or lawyers unfamiliar with these exceptions. Peter Graburn one of our senior family lawyers has […]
Spousal Support SSAG Factors
What are the Spousal Support SSAG Factors that courts and top Vancouver and Calgary family lawyers use to decide proper spousal support amounts? How long Vancouver spousal support or spousal alimony is paid is also affected by the SSAG. MacLean Law has set records for the highest combined spousal and child support awards. Our firm […]
Who Keeps the Family Pet After a Breakup?
Who Keeps the Family Pet After a Breakup? Our top-rated Vancouver and Calgary family lawyers get asked this question a lot. Our Vancouver and Calgary pet custody lawyers help you understand how pets are treated by courts on the relationship breakdown. Brianne Beckie of our Calgary office explains how judges deal with pets and she […]
Calgary Common Law Marriage Property Rights
New Calgary Common Law Marriage Property Rights December 1, 2019 update. Significant changes to the rights common-law couples have to the division of common Calgary family property on separation are about to take effect in Alberta. Many common-law couples in Alberta are under the mistaken idea that they currently have the same rights to property […]
