Family

Navigating the common-law property problem in family law

As non-married relationships increase, lawyers are advising on the varied provincial rules for property-division rights

Oct 07, 2026

Navigating the common-law property problem in family law

Khan, MacDonald and Dalmau appointed to courts in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Quebec 

Oct 06, 2026

Appointments span family, criminal and prosecution experience across the three provinces 

Khan, MacDonald and Dalmau appointed to courts in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Quebec 

Parental union and its patrimony: new considerations for practitioners

Oct 05, 2026

Implications span cohabitation agreements, property rights, estates and separation

Parental union and its patrimony: new considerations for practitioners

Alberta judge strikes appeal where procedural irregularity caused late filing

Sep 29, 2026

Alberta Court of Appeal confirms striking out of family law arbitration appeal

Alberta judge strikes appeal where procedural irregularity caused late filing

BC Supreme Court reverses ‘file, then serve’ rule in civil, family cases

Sep 22, 2026

Province shares progress in intimate partner and sexual crime response

BC Supreme Court reverses ‘file, then serve’ rule in civil, family cases

McCarthy Hansen welcomes The Honourable Alison Harvison Young

Sep 21, 2026

Former Court of Appeal judge on being ‘dragged west kicking and screaming’ and loving where she landed

McCarthy Hansen welcomes The Honourable Alison Harvison Young