Family Law and Divorce Lawyers Serving Calgary and Area
The team at SVR family law lawyers has a wealth of experience in all aspects of divorce and family matters. We are able to tailor our approach to your individual situation as we understand that there is no “one size fits all” approach when you are dealing with families.
Whether you’re in a high-conflict divorce situation or an amicable separation, the family law lawyers at SVR will take the time to ensure that you understand what is happening in your family and to educate you about the law and potential outcomes that apply to your specific situation. The ultimate decisions are yours to make but the divorce lawyers at SVR ensure that you have the information you need to make an informed decision. Family law issues can be as unique as the people involved and we ensure that we have all of the necessary tools at our disposal to customize the process to fit your needs.
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Do I Need an Emergency Protection Order?
Emergency Protection Orders (“EPOs”) provide immediate protection for an individual experiencing “family violence”. Family violence includes physical abuse, threats, intimidation, forced confinement, sexual abuse, stalking and coercive or controlling behaviour. […]
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Your Love is Like Bad Medicine: When Divorced Parents Disagree about Vaccinating their Children
As countries race to approve a vaccine for COVID-19, separated and divorced parents will be faced with the difficult decision of whether or not they will receive the vaccination for […]
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Pandemic Co-Parenting: Back to School
We are currently eight months into the Covid-19 pandemic and parents continue to face new challenges with respect to parenting decisions. Parents are required to consider and implement parenting choices […]
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The Use of Experts in Parenting Matters
The “best interest of the child” is the guiding principal for determining how decision making and parenting time relating to children will be allocated. This can be a very subjective […]
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Parenting Disputes: Expert Involvement is Not Always Necessary
Parenting issues are some of the most difficult issues faced by separating parents. The “best interest of the child” is the guiding principal for determining how decision making and parenting […]
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Series: Changes to the Divorce Act of Canada – Contact Orders
This is the last in a series of posts covering amendments and updates to the Divorce Act of Canada that come into effect March of 2021. From time to time, […]
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Series: Changes to the Divorce Act of Canada – Family Violence
This is the third in a series of posts covering amendments and updates to the Divorce Act of Canada that come into effect March of 2021. Our previous post in […]
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Series: Changes to the Divorce Act of Canada – New Relocation Provisions
This is the second in a series of posts covering amendments and updates to the Divorce Act of Canada that come into effect March of 2021. Our previous post in […]
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Series: Changes to the Divorce Act of Canada – Best Interest of the Child
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Divorce Act of Canada is being amended and modernized. SVR Family Lawyers takes you through some of the most significant changes in this […]
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Family Court: Update on Court Closure Covid-19
A month has now passed since the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and Provincial Court made the decision to suspend all but emergency and urgent court appearances, indefinitely. We previously outlined what matters […]
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