Publications
Family Law Project – The Conclusion, Final Report 93
This report sets out the process by which ALRI has proposed rules for the revision of the Alberta Rules of Court. The Rules of Court Committee requested ALRI to review the Alberta Rules of Court. The ultimate goal of the project was to produce clear, more useable and more effective Rules. Other goals included increased fairness, timeliness, cost effectiveness and accessibility. Through extensive consultation, ALRI created a list of proposed Rules. They are arranged in […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | relationship, parent, birth, child, maintenance, minor, status, support |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr093.pdf |
June 29, 2004
Family Law v. 18.3–Child Support, Report for Discussion 18.3
This report was written to address five concerns about child support law at the time of its publication, viz.: the inadequacy of child support awarded; inconsistency of award between similar families; inefficiency in assessment; inequality based on “legitimacy” of birth; and unaddressed complexities based on the inter-relation between spousal support, custody of children, and child support. This report expounds recommendations for a new approach to child support, which is meant to foster equality for all […]
| AREA OF LAW | Children Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | definition, relationship, parent, birth, child, maintenance, minor, status, support |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd18.3.pdf |
October 2, 1998
Status of Children: Revised Report, Final Report 60
This report is a reissue and update from of Report 20, Status of Children, June 1976. The report provided detailed reasons and recommends that there will be one status for all children; that the legal relationship of child and parent be dependent on their biological relationship; that with the exception of parental guardianship, all rights and obligations of the child born out of wedlock, of a parent, or of any other person be determined in […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Children Family Law |
| TAGS | child, custody, guardianship, illegitimate, paternity, status, succession, support |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr060.pdf |
May 29, 1991
Status of Children: Revised Report, Final Report 45
This report is a reissue and update from of Report 20, Status of Children, June 1976. The report provided detailed reasons and recommends that there will be one status for all children; that the legal relationship of child and parent be dependent on their biological relationship; that with the exception of parental guardianship, all rights and obligations of the child born out of wedlock, of a parent, or of any other person be determined in […]
| AREA OF LAW | Children Family Law |
| TAGS | child, custody, guardianship, illegitimate, paternity, status, support |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr045.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Substantially enacted, pursuant to the recommendations in Report 60 by the Family and Domestic Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 1991, SA 1991, c 11 amending the Domestic Relations Act (now RSA 2000, c D-14, ss 50(1), 77-84); the Family Relief Act (now RSA 2000, c F-4, s 1(b)); and the Intestate Succession Act (now RSA 2000, c I-10, s 1(b)). |
November 1, 1985
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.
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Children Family Law |
| TAGS | legitimate, fair, wedlock, equal, marital, guardian, children, illegitimate, marriage, status |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr020.pdf |
June 17, 1976
Declaration of Status
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Marriage & Divorce |
| TAGS | legitimacy, declaration, marriage, status |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-73_10-Decl-of-Status_Matkin.pdf |
January 1, 1973
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 |
January 1, 1972
Study into the status of British Subjects under Alberta Statutes
| AREA OF LAW | Constitutional and Public Law |
| TAGS | british, subject, commonwealth, status |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-72_5-Status-British-Subjects_Curtis.pdf |