Publications
Matrimonial Property Act: Valuation Date, Final Report 107
Currently, Alberta’s Matrimonial Property Act [MPA] requires matrimonial property to be valued at the date of trial. This is in direct opposition to many other matrimonial property statutes across Canada, which have opted to use the date of separation as the default valuation date. An Alberta case law review indicates that valuation date is one of the most problematic areas under the MPA, with valuation at trial reducing the chances of settlement and leading to […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | divorce, matrimonial, Property, separation, settlement, spouse, valuation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR107.pdf |
September 1, 2015
Matrimonial Property Act: Valuation Date, Report for Discussion 25
The Matrimonial Property Act was enacted in 1978 and provides a method of sharing matrimonial property between spouses on marriage breakdown. What property is available for sharing and how is it valued? Since 2005, the law applied by the courts is that the property must be valued at trial. In reviewing Alberta cases since 2009, this date is problematic. It is an uncertain future date, assumes spouses will litigate to trial, and discourages earlier party driven settlements. […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | divorce, matrimonial, Property, separation, settlement, spouse, valuation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | RFD25_hyperlinks.pdf |
November 2, 2014
Matrimonial Property: Division of Pension Benefits Upon Marriage Breakdown, Final Report 48
This report recommends amendments to the Matrimonial Property Act to improve the division of the benefits of a pension plan upon marriage breakdown. It covers all pension plans that fall under provincial jurisdiction or that can be reached by Alberta court orders. Recommendations are designed to achieve fairness, minimize the future entanglement of spouses’ financial affairs, encourage settlements, minimize financial and emotional costs, and protect the interests of the employers and other employees in pension plans and […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | husband, wife, value, divorce, matrimonial, pension, Property, settlement, spouse |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr048.pdf |
August 2, 1986
Matrimonial Property: Division of Pension Benefits upon Marriage Breakdown, Report for Discussion 2
The Attorney General asked the Institute to study the division of pensions in the event of marriage breakdown with a view to proposing statutory guidelines to be used by the Court. This report provides tentative proposals that were followed up and solidified in the final report relating to pension plans registered under the Pension Benefits Act (Alberta), a number of Alberta public sector pension plans, and non-Alberta pension plans under which Alberta law will be applied to […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | husband, wife, value, divorce, matrimonial, pension, Property, settlement, spouse |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd2.pdf |
May 2, 1985