September 3, 2020
Spotlight on pension division: commuted value transfer
This post is part of a series that spotlights issues discussed in the Consultation Paper on Pension Division: A Review of Part 6 of the Family Law Act. To read other posts in the series please click here. Brief description of the issue If the pension benefits to be divided Read more…
August 6, 2020
Spotlight on pension division: administrative fees
This post is part of a series that spotlights issues discussed in the Consultation Paper on Pension Division: A Review of Part 6 of the Family Law Act. To read other posts in the series please click here. Brief description of the issue The existence of administrative fees raises the Read more…
July 16, 2020
Spotlight on pension division: LIRAs and LIFs
This post is part of a series that spotlights issues discussed in the Consultation Paper on Pension Division: A Review of Part 6 of the Family Law Act. To read other posts in the series please click here. Brief description of the issue Since the advent of the Family Law Read more…
March 1, 2007
Parental Support Obligation in Section 90 of the Family Relations Act
Section 90 of the Family Relations Act creates a legal obligation for adult children to support their dependent parents. This legal obligation exists independently of any moral obligation that children may feel to support their parents in old age. Section 90 gives a parent a right to go to court Read more…
May 1, 2006
Pension Division on Marriage Breakdown: A Ten Year Review of Part 6 of the Family Relations Act
For the most up-to-date information on this subject, check out the 4th Edition of this report published in March 2017.