[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Protection Against Family Violence Act is the legislation under which Emergence Protection Orders are granted in Alberta. Section 2(1) of the Act defines EPO as: 2(1) An order under this section may be granted by a judge of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Government of Alberta declared a State of an Emergency of March 17, 2020. The court were closed and open only for emergency matters which were defined as: 1) orders where there a risk of violence or immediate...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following information is updated as of April 10, 2020, please consult our website regularly for updates. We are receiving updates from the court regularly. What is happening in the courts at this time in light of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most of us do not know that the principle of best interests of the child is derived from the Article 3 of the UN Convection of the Rights of the Child. What does Article 3 say about...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A peace bond is an order granted by the court for cases where the accused does not typically have a criminal record. It is an order granted as per section 810 of the Criminal Code of Canada. A...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Parental Alienation and or ‘Parentification’ is when typically, one parent is repeatedly denied access to the child by the other parent. The child often resides with the parent who is alienating the other parent. The parent being alienated...
