Divorce Education and Insights
Can you backdate a separation date?
Separation occurs when you stop living as husband and wife, spouse and spouse, or Adult interdependent Partners.
Divorce: The emotional numbness, relationship stiffness, and the silence.
Divorce as many people experience it at the beginning is more of an escape from an unhappy present, rather than a run towards a shiny future. Some say that they have no idea what their future will bring, but at that moment, they cannot accept the present.
Spousal Support – What You Should Know
Child support calculations are impacted by 3 factors. The two parties’ incomes, number of children, and parenting arrangement (custody). But there’s an important distinction to understand here about the third point, read on to understand how the Alberta Courts calculate Child Support.
To Divorce or Not to Divorce
There’s this sticky, dark, uncomfortable space that you find yourself in when you’re considering divorce. You’re not totally convinced to move forward with it, but you also don’t want to go back. You swing between looking for clues as to whether your marriage can be saved (one more counselling session?..), and finding out information about a legal separation and divorce.
Can Child Support be Nil?
Child support calculations are impacted by 3 factors. The two parties’ incomes, number of children, and parenting arrangement (custody). But there’s an important distinction to understand here about the third point, read on to understand how the Alberta Courts calculate Child Support.
Divorce and Financial Stability
Let’s be clear, a lot of the frustration and confusion that stems from dealing with separation and divorce is a result of the fear of not having financial stability.
What exacerbates this fear is the fact that for almost all ex-couples, one typically manages the money in the household, and the other takes a back seat.