Dower Act, Final Report 118

The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) is recommending replacing the Dower Act with new legislation. The Dower Act protects a spouse if the couple’s home is solely owned by the other spouse. It has two features that prevent a non-owner spouse from losing their home unexpectedly: Consent to disposition: The owner cannot sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise transfer the homestead without the non-owner’s consent. Life estate: After the owner’s death, the non-owner can keep the homestead for [...]

By |2022-10-04T08:27:56-06:00September 26th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Family Maintenance and Support from the Estate of a Person Who Stood in the Place of a Parent, Final Report 117

Family Maintenance and Support from the Estate of a Person Who Stood in the Place of a Parent, Final Report 117 recommends that the Wills and Succession Act be reformed to allow a child to apply for family maintenance and support from the estate of a person who stood in the place of a parent. Who is a Person Standing in the Place of a Parent? To be in place of a parent a person must [...]

By |2022-01-25T13:25:57-07:00January 25th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Dower Act: Life Estate, Report for Discussion 37

The Dower Act protects a spouse if the couple’s home is owned by the other spouse. It applies to a “homestead” which is a parcel of land where the owner lives or has lived. The Dower Act became law in Alberta over one hundred years ago. The last substantial reforms were in 1948. The Alberta Law Reform Institute's (ALRI) research and consultation shows that the Dower Act functions largely as intended, but it is outdated [...]

By |2021-12-03T11:01:34-07:00November 24th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Dower Act: Consent to Disposition, Report for Discussion 36

The Dower Act protects a spouse if the couple’s home is owned by the other spouse. It applies to a “homestead” which is a parcel of land where the owner lives or has lived. The Dower Act became law in Alberta over one hundred years ago. The last substantial reforms were in 1948. The Alberta Law Reform Institute's (ALRI) research and consultation shows that the Dower Act functions largely as intended, but it is outdated [...]

By |2021-12-03T11:00:27-07:00November 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Status of Children, Final Report 20

The law distinguishes between persons born i n wedlock and persons born out of wedlock. The distinctions are to the disadvantage of the person born out of wedlock, and we see no reason why the law should not do what it can to remove t h a t disadvantage. To that end, we will propose that the legal distinction between legitimate children and illegitimate children be done away with.

By |2021-09-17T15:59:08-06:00June 17th, 1976|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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