Publications
Alberta Dower Act Consultation Summary
This document summarizes the results of consultations ALRI conducted for the it’s law reform project on the Alberta Dower Act. ALRI ran two online surveys. Both surveys were open from 3 December 2021 to 7 March 2022. One survey was aimed at the general public – the general survey. Another survey was aimed at professionals who use the Dower Act in their work, including lawyers, real estate brokers and agents, landmen, and estate planners or administrators […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Family Law Property Real Property |
| TAGS | homeowner, trailer, bank, occupant, landmen, homeless, adult interdependent partner, estate plan, condo, life estate, home, homestead, house, husband, wife, disposition, real estate, partner, common law, consent, death, dower, lease, loss, mobile home, mortgage, owner, spouse, tenant |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | Dower_consultation_summary.pdf |
September 9, 2022
Joint Ventures, Final Report 99
Joint ventures are an increasingly common part of commercial arrangements. But the legal landscape has not kept up with commercial arrangements. There is a lack of fit between the applicable law and the exigencies of present day joint ventures and the resulting uncertainty is not good for the participants. Final Report 99, Joint Ventures recommends removing the uncertainty by specifying a clear result if a joint venture does two things: declare it is not a […]
| AREA OF LAW | Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | 99, venture, arrangement, partnership, partner, business, commercial, joint |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR-99_hyperlinks.pdf |
July 1, 2012
Exemption of Future Income Plans on Death, Final Report 92
This report deals with creditor protection upon death of the plan holder. The principle issue in this report is whether registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs), registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) and deferred profit sharing plans (DPSPs) should be wholly or partially exempt from the remedies of the creditors of the deceased plan holder. Recommendations apply to all RRSPs, RRIFs and DPSPs and recommendations differ somewhat from the creditor protection that now exists for insurance RRSPs, […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | deferred, income, fund, rrsp, rrif, dpsp, lif, lrif, savings, exemption, partner, lira, retirement, creditor, pension, profit, protection, registered |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr092.pdf |
May 30, 2004
Exemption of Future Income Plans, Final Report 91
This report considers whether registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs), deferred profit sharing plans (DPSPs), and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) should be wholly or partly exempt from creditors’ remedies during the lifetime of the plan holder. This report also considers the exempt status of locked-in retirement accounts (LIRAs), life income funds (LIFs) and locked-in retirement income funds (LRIFs). Draft legislation is included. This report states that insurance and non-insurance RRSPs, DPSPs and RRIFs as defined […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | deferred, income, fund, rrsp, rrif, dpsp, lif, lrif, savings, exemption, partner, lira, retirement, creditor, pension, profit, protection |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr091.pdf |
May 29, 2004
Domestic Relations Act; Draft Working Paper
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | relations, household, domestic, partner, common law, marriage |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-72_8-Domestic-Rel-Act_Prabhu.pdf |
January 1, 1972
Family Law; Domestic Relations Act
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | relations, household, domestic, arrangement, partner, common law, family |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-72_7-vol-2-Family-Law-DRA_ALRI.pdf |
Common Law Marriages: Is the Common Law Marriage Completely Void?
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | property division, common, partner, common law, family, status |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-72_6-Common-Law-Marriage_Campbell.pdf |
Property Rights of Husband and Wife at Common Law
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | partner, common law, divorce, family, marriage, separation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-72_3-Property-Rights-Husband-and-Wife_ALRI.pdf |