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Family mediation program : guidelines for lawyers

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This document is designed to help lawyers support their clients participating in the Family Mediation Program offered by Alberta Justice Resolution Services.

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Lawyer's and self-represented litigant's guide

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Provides information on the policies and practices of Alberta's Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP). Covers how to prepare court orders for support that MEP can enforce, while meeting the... More ≫

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Provides information on the policies and practices of Alberta's Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP). Covers how to prepare court orders for support that MEP can enforce, while meeting the circumstances of each case. MEP can only enforce the clear, legal and workable terms in a court order. If an order is silent or ambiguous, we'll apply existing policies and practices.

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Child support services fact sheet

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Child support income can make a big difference in the life of a child. Next to earned income, child support has the greatest financial impact on a family with limited income. Child Support... More ≫

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Child support income can make a big difference in the life of a child. Next to earned income, child support has the greatest financial impact on a family with limited income. Child Support Services helps single parents with low incomes negotiate child support agreements or court orders so they receive child-support money from the other parent.

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Information sheet. Maintenance enforcement support agreements

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The amount of child support paid under a Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement can be recalculated annually by the Child Support Recalculation Program (RP) in the same way as a court order.

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Information sheet. Family Law Information Centres

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Alberta Family Law Information Centres (FLIC) provide free help to individuals about family law matters.

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Maintenance enforcement program : 2013 client survey results

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MEP surveys clients to help the program learn more about the experiences of our clients and to identify opportunities to improve our service. MEP invited clients who had been with the program at... More ≫

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MEP surveys clients to help the program learn more about the experiences of our clients and to identify opportunities to improve our service. MEP invited clients who had been with the program at least 6 months and where both parents lived in Alberta to respond to a client survey between October 7 and October 25, 2013. A total of 2,699 clients responded to the survey.

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Amendment to the Alberta Child Support Guidelines regarding pension income splitting

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Explains changes to the Alberta Child Support Guidelines regulations, under the Family Law Act, as they relate to changes to the Income Tax Act which allowed pensioners to transfer part of their... More ≫

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Explains changes to the Alberta Child Support Guidelines regulations, under the Family Law Act, as they relate to changes to the Income Tax Act which allowed pensioners to transfer part of their eligible pension income to their spouse or common-law partner.

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An introduction to Alberta’s Family Law Act

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Explains the Family Law Act, which came into force in October 2005, which updated, amended, and clarified existing legislation to make family law simpler and easier for Albertans to understand.

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