Family Law

• The Annotated Alberta Family Law Act by K.M. McDougall, C.F. Barber, & T.D. Magee
• Alberta: Marriage, Separation and Divorce, 4th ed. by Jean McBean Table of Contents
• Annual review of Family Law by James G. Mcleod, Alfred A. Mamo. Also available as an e-text.
• Basic guide to Canadian family law : what everybody need to know about Canadian family law but could never afford to ask by Julien D. Payne, Marilyn A. Payne. Table of Contents Also available as an e-text.
• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Family Law, 2nd ed. by Robert Klotz Table of Contents
• Canadian Family Law, 9th ed. by Julien D. Payne and Marilyn A. Payne Table of Contents
  Also available as an e-text.
• Collaborative Family Law: Another Way to Resolve Family Disputes by Richard W. Shields, Judith P. Ryan & Victoria L. Smith Table of Contents
• Enforcement of Family Law Orders and Agreements: Law and Practice by Ann Wilton & Judy Miyauchi Table of Contents
• Family Law Arbitration in Canada, 4th ed. by Ann Wilton & Gary S. Joseph Table of Contents
• Family Law Practice and Procedure by JoAnn Kurtz Table of Contents
• Family Law Professional’s Guide to High-Conflict Litigation: Dynamics not Diagnoses by Benjamin D. Garber, Dana Prescott and Chris Mulchay Table of Contents
• Family property law and practice in Canada Table of Contents
• Making Parenting Plans in Canada’s Family Justice System: Challenges, Controversies and the role of Mental Health Professionals by Rachel Birnbaum & Nicholas Bala Table of Contents
• Parenting Law and Practice in Canada, by Ann Wilton, Gary S. Joseph and Tara Train.
• Tug of War: a Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles, and the Bitter Realities of Family Court by Harvey Brownstone Table of Contents
• Unpacking Family Law for Practitioners by Melanie Kraft and Adam Prewer Table of Contents

Last revised Jan. 25, 2024

• Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2022 by Julien Payne & Marilyn Payne Table of Contents
• Child Support Guidelines Law and Practice, 2nd ed.  by James MacDonald Table of Contents
• Child Support Guidelines Service, by Terry Hainsworth Table of Contents
• Spousal Support in Canada, 3rd ed. by Ann Wilton & Noel Semple Table of Contents
• Wilson on Children and Financial Support by Maryellen Symons, Jeffrey Wilson & Farrah Hudani Table of Contents

Last revised Jan. 5, 2023

• Alberta Divorce Kit: Guide, Forms on CD-Rom, 16th ed. by Louise Campbell Table of Contents
• Alberta Family Law Practice Manual by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents
• Desk Divorces for Legal Support Staff by Legal Education Society of Alberta
  Includes forms and explanation on how to fill them out.
• Separation Agreement, 5th ed. by David Greig  Table of Contents
• Domestic Contracts by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents
• Domestic Contracts: a Comprehensive Guide to Marriage, Cohabitation, and Separation Agreements in British Columbia and Ontario by Hugh G. Stark & Kirstie J. MacLise Table of Contents
• If you Love me, Put it in Writing by Alison Sawyer Table of Contents
  Prenuptial & Cohabitation agreements. Includes CD.
• The Prenuptial Guide: Contracts for Lovers by David Greig & Ross Davidson Table of Contents. Includes CD

Last revised Jan. 5, 2023

• Reports of Family Law (R.F.L.)

• ICLR
• Leading Family Law Cases
  Court of Queen’s Bench Family Law Practice Note 2 : Appendix C
• Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
• vLex Justis
• Westlaw Canada

• Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
  • Canada Child Support Quantums
  • Canada Matrimonial Property Quantums
  • Canada Spousal Support Quantums

• Divorce Act, RSC 1985, c3 (2nd supp.).
• Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175.
• Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, RSC 1985, c4 (2nd Supp.).
• Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversions Act, RSC 1985, c G-2.

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Federal Acts and Regulations can be found electronically at:

• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
• Justice Laws Website

• Court of King’s Bench Family Law Practice Notes
• Family Law Act, SA 2003, c F-4.5.
• Alberta Child Support Guidelines, Alta Reg 147/2005
• Child Support Recalculation Program Regulation, Alta Reg 287/2009
• Family Property Act, RSA 2000, c F-4.7
• Provincial Court Procedures (Family Law) Regulation, Alta Reg 149/2005
• Marriage Act, RSA 2000, cM-5
• Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, SA 2002, cA-4.5
• Maintenance Enforcement Act, RSA 2000, cM-1
• Protection Against Family Violence Act, RSA 2000, cP-27

To access or purchase the official version, go to: Alberta King’s Printer

• Canadian Encyclopedic Digest (C.E.D.) (Western), 4th ed.

The CED provides discussion with annotations to legislation and case law.

Subjects related to Family law are:

• Family Law (Divorce).
• Family Law (General).
• Children.

Available electronically through: Westlaw Canada

• Halsbury’s laws of Canada

This multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation. Also available electronically through:

• Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®

This encyclopedia explains the legislation and cases which govern family law issues in every jurisdiction in Canada, allowing you to quickly locate, contextualize and apply the basic elements of the law.

Titles include:

• Family (HFA)
  •  III Divorce
  • VI Spousal Support
• Infants and Children (HIC)
  • III Child Support

• Canadian Family Law Quarterly
  Also available on Westlaw Canada
• Canadian Journal of Family Law
  Also available on LexisAdvance® Quicklaw®

• Reports and research papers
  • Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
• Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ICLL) available electronically on Westlaw Canada and Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
• Current index to Legal Periodicals (CILP) – Available electronically on HeinOnline

Additional full-text articles are available electronically through:

• HeinOnline – Provides full-text access to Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals.
• Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
• Westlaw Canada contains a collection of Canadian journals and law reviews, as well as all articles and case comments appearing in Carswell law reports.
• CanLII – commentary (contains articles from the former Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family)

The Family Resolution Hub aims to provide Albertans with a new way to explore their options and next steps when initiating a divorce, applying for guardianship or renegotiating a parenting arrangement.

Alberta Courts

• Alberta Courts
• Court and Justice Services (CJS)
• Alberta – Ministry of Justice
• Applying for a parenting order map
• Child Support Recalculation Program
• Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
• Apply for Spousal Partner Support

Videos

• Alberta Justice – YouTube
  • Maintenance enforcement program – section 7 expenses
• Divorce 101 in Alberta

Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA)

CPLEA is a public legal education organization dedicated to making information about the law available in readable and understandable language for Albertans.

• Family Law Brochures – many topics
• The Hidden Homeless: Residential Tenancies and Issues of Victims of Domestic Violence
• LawNow – column dedicated to Family Law

Department of Justice 

Family Law
The Child Support webpage provides access to information about the Federal Child Support Guidelines and related information including:

Child Support

• Child Support Table look up
• Child Support Recalculation Program
• Federal Child Support Guidelines
• Federal Child Support Guidelines: Step-by-step

Spousal Support

The spousal support webpage provides information about spousal support guidelines and related information including:

• Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG)
• Obtaining Reliable and Repeatable SSAG calculations

Steps to using the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines:

• With Child Support Formula
• Without Child Support Formula
• Enforcing Support
  Includes information on enforcing child and spousal support as well as interjurisdictional and international support enforcement.
• My Support Calculator
  Provides a simple child/spousal support calculation

Parenting Arrangements and Assessments

• Making Plans : A guide to parenting arrangements after separation or divorce
• Parenting Plan Tool : a companion to making plans
• Parenting Assessments and Their Use In Family Law Disputes In Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario
• What happens next? Information for kids on separation and divorce

Divorce

• Divorce
• Central Registry of Divorce
  Nationwide registry of divorce applications. They may be able to provide you with the court your divorce was filed in but they will not be able to provide you with a divorce certificate.

Canadian Bar Association

• Legal Health checks : Relationships, separation and divorce
  Including breaking up, property and spousal support.

Canadian Judicial Council

• Going to Court
• Representing yourself in court: Family Law Handbook

Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property

The material contained in this website is intended to assist with the implementation of the Family Homes on Reserves or Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (the Act) and will provide information on the protections and rights available to individuals and families living on reserves, on the provisional federal rules, once in force, and an understanding of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

• Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property
• Matrimonial Real Property (MRP) Toolkit
  includes an integrated set of printed materials, worksheets, flow charts, checklists, and training modules designed for use by First Nations and their professional associates.

Other Resources

• Families Change – Provides information on the law and emotional issues encountered during divorce and separation
• JP Boyd on Family Law – Clicklaw wikibook – some information is B.C. specific.
• Adult Adoptions – Alberta
• Private Adoptions– Alberta