REVISED Business Expense Statement (for Sweezey and Cunningham compliance)
Court Forms Precedents
Jan 14, 2019 Significantly revised to provide one page of instructions, only 3 pages of useful examples based on actual court decisions which have been rendered since Cunningham/Sweezey, and more room for clients/bookkeepers to fill in the form if they're doing so by hand. The instructions/example and blank form are all now in one document, so that neither part is accidentally forgotten.
Based on paragraph 48 of Sweezey v Sweezey, 2016 ABQB 131. Although Cunningham v Seveny, 2017 ABCA 4 thereafter changed the law, several decisions have now adopted the Sweezey framework.
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Order precedent (Comprehensive)
Court Order Precedents
Apr 17, 2017 Meant to contain precedent clauses for a wide variety of orders.
Trim down and edit as appropriate.
This precedent was first presented at LESA's Family Law: Chambers Advocacy and Practice Pointers seminar on April 21, 2017. Office Document Download (223 downloads) |
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Chambers Procedure Manual (with Family Law Highlights)
Condensed Notes (CANS)
Mar 24, 2020 You may have some additional time to read given the pandemic-related closures, so I've attached the 2020 171-page update to my 2017 paper, which was previously titled the Family Chambers Procedure Manual.
It's the manual which addresses over 60 different court procedures. Each procedure is broken down by case law and practical suggestions. It's meant to help assist lawyers with the preparation of applications, affidavits, and arguments. In the 2020 update, there's now a separate subheading within each application setting out any special treatment in the family law realm.
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2020 Enhanced Statement of Claim
Court Forms Precedents
Dec 30, 2019 Based on the old Enhanced SOC which included additional terms such as "further exemptions", generic unjust enrichment terms, and equal division subject to factors in the FPA. http://familycounsel.ca/download.php?id=32
However, I've also added the changes to the forms as listed in the Family Property Act amendments to the Rules: http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Orders/Orders_in_Council/2019/2019_250.html Office Document Download (183 downloads) |
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Guideline Income Manual for Legal and Accounting Professionals
Literature
Jan 15, 2018 Written by Ken Proudman of Miller Boileau Family Law Group and Agnes Leung, CPA, CA, CBV, Collaborative Professional.
This Manual was created to assist legal and accounting professionals in properly determining a person’s guideline income.
Part 1 is preliminary matters such as selecting an accounting professional and required disclosure. Part 2 is non-business guideline income adjustments. Part 3 is business-related guideline income adjustments.
Will be presented along with other materials at LESA's Business Issues in Family Law Matters seminar which I am co-chairing and speaking at in Download (175 downloads) |
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Order for Sale of Land (partition and sale)
Court Order Precedents
Apr 17, 2017 Based on foreclosure precedents.
This precedent was first presented at LESA's Family Law: Chambers Advocacy and Practice Pointers seminar on April 21, 2017. Office Document Download (169 downloads) |
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Court Process Flow Chart - September 2022
Other
Sep 20, 2022 I put together a flow chart of the different types of KB family court hearings for my students. Now you have it, and you can put it on your fridge. PDF Download (169 downloads) |
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Financial Disclosure Homework Package
Client Handouts
Feb 5, 2019 Designed to be provided to clients help them provide proper financial disclosure, easily address common difficulties, and minimize inadvertently missing crucial information.
Want your assistant to learn how to complete this? Have them attend LESA's Effective Legal Support: Matrimonial Property Seminar in Edmonton on March 5, 2019, and in Calgary on March 12, 2019. Out of respect for LESA, I don't publish my slides or presentations on FamilyCounsel.ca, or otherwise distribute them. Office Document Download (163 downloads) |
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Affidavit Evidence Checklist
Checklists
Apr 17, 2017 Can be used as a starting point to determine what documentation or information is required from clients, and/or to prepare affidavits.
This manual was first presented at LESA's Family Law: Chambers Advocacy and Practice Pointers seminar on April 21, 2017. PDF Download (141 downloads) |
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REVISED Disclosure Statement
Court Forms Precedents
Feb 5, 2019 Editable and easier-to-use, with several new default/suggested paragraphs, including several pertaining to the labeling of business-income disclosure.
Want your assistant to learn how to complete this? Have them attend LESA's Effective Legal Support: Matrimonial Property Seminar in Edmonton on March 5, 2019, and in Calgary on March 12, 2019. Out of respect for LESA, I don't publish my slides or presentations on FamilyCounsel.ca, or otherwise distribute them. Office Document Download (139 downloads) |
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