by OP Lawyers LLP – Calgary Law Firm – Ovaici Peydayesh LLP | Aug 12, 2026 | Family Law, OP Lawyers LLP Calgary - Ovaici Peydayesh LLP
Child support is a cornerstone of family law in Alberta. Its primary objective is to insulate children from the economic fallout of a parental breakup, ensuring they continue to benefit from the financial resources of both parents. When a relationship or marriage...
by OP Lawyers LLP – Calgary Law Firm – Ovaici Peydayesh LLP | Aug 7, 2026 | Family Law, OP Lawyers LLP Calgary - Ovaici Peydayesh LLP
If you have spent years walking on eggshells in your own home, tracking your partner’s moods before you speak, asking permission to see your own family, watching every dollar because it was never really “yours” to spend, you already understand...
by OP Lawyers LLP – Calgary Law Firm – Ovaici Peydayesh LLP | Aug 1, 2026 | Family Law, OP Lawyers LLP Calgary - Ovaici Peydayesh LLP
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized a new civil tort for intimate partner violence in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia (2026 SCC 16). That ruling expressly includes financial coercion as a form of intimate partner violence that can give rise to a...
by OP Lawyers LLP – Calgary Law Firm – Ovaici Peydayesh LLP | Jul 24, 2026 | Family Law, OP Lawyers LLP Calgary - Ovaici Peydayesh LLP
When a relationship or marriage dissolves, most people immediately focus on the division of tangible assets: who gets the family home, how the vehicles will be allocated, and how savings, investments, or pensions will be split. However, in family law and divorce...
by OP Lawyers LLP – Calgary Law Firm – Ovaici Peydayesh LLP | Jul 7, 2026 | Family Law, OP Lawyers LLP Calgary - Ovaici Peydayesh LLP
When parents separate, financial circumstances rarely remain the same. Income may increase or decrease, children’s needs evolve, and one parent may not receive the support that should have been paid. Alberta courts have the authority to order retroactive child support...
by OP Lawyers LLP – Calgary Law Firm – Ovaici Peydayesh LLP | Jul 2, 2026 | Family Law, OP Lawyers LLP Calgary - Ovaici Peydayesh LLP
In the world of Canadian commerce, the written contract is often viewed as the “final word.” Business owners spend weeks, sometimes months, negotiating terms, exchanging drafts, and finally putting pen to paper. There is a comforting sense of finality when...
