Category Archives: Family

The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case Case Commented on: Meads v Meads, 2012 ABQB 571  This decision by Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke was the subject of much media attention when it was released. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Procedure, Family, Vexatious Litigants | 8 Comments

The Pleasures and Perils of Holograph Wills

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: The Pleasures and Perils of Holograph Wills Case Considered: Lubberts Estate, 2012 ABQB 506  This Court of Queen’s Bench decision interprets a provision in a holograph will.  The case is an example of the not-uncommon human tendency to try … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Property, Wills and Estates | 3 Comments

Non-Fatal Exclusion: The Fatal Accidents Act, Stepchildren, and Equality Rights

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF version: Non-Fatal Exclusion: The Fatal Accidents Act, Stepchildren, and Equality Rights Case Commented On: Dares v Newman, 2012 ABQB 328 A father died in a motor vehicle accident. For his grief and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Family | 1 Comment

Dower Consent Teasers

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

Case considered: Karafiat v Webb, 2012 ABCA 115 and Webb (Re), 2011 ABQB 89. PDF: Dower Consent Teasers This case shows that the Dower Act, RSA 2000, c D-15 can still throw up intellectual teasers 55 years after this version … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Property | 2 Comments

British Columbia Supreme Court Releases Reference Decision on Polygamy – One Alberta Connection

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: British Columbia Supreme Court Releases Reference Decision on Polygamy – One Alberta Connection Case Commented On: Reference re: Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada, 2011 BCSC 1588 In 2005, Brian Seaman, Melissa Luhtanen … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Criminal, Family | 1 Comment