Publications
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