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Provincial Court of Alberta  

The Parenting After Separation course is mandatory for parents going through a divorce. It can also be mandatory in other situations such as when ordered by a judge.

The course aims to provide parents with information and skills for navigating their separation with a focus on how the children can be affected and how to act in the children’s best interest. 

Click here for the Parenting After Separation course offered by the BC Government.

The Parenting After Separation course is mandatory for parents going through a divorce. It can also be mandatory in other situations such as when ordered by a judge.

The course aims to provide parents with information and skills for navigating their separation with a focus on how the children can be affected and how to act in the children’s best interest. 

Click here for the Parenting After Separation course offered by the Alberta Government.

Click here for the Law Society of British Columbia’s website regarding Access to Justice and their support of unbundling legal services.

Here is a link to the People Law School, which provides information on Unbundling.

CanLII is an important and accessible resource for legal research. You can find past cases that may help you better understand how the Courts make decisions to better understand your chances of success. Often it is helpful to look for cases with similar facts to your own. CanLII is Canadian and you can refine your searches by province. The most recent versions of Legislation can be found on CanLII as well as published commentaries. If after doing some of your own research, you want to discuss what you found and seek advice regarding your situation, please contact a lawyer. Step By Step Law would be happy to assist you. 

Child support is the right of the child and is based on the payor parent’s income. You can use the child support table look-up to see how much child support is owed each month. There are three inputs: gross annual income of the paying parent, number of children, and province of residence of the paying parent. The most common issue with calculating child support is determining income. If you and the other parent are unable to agree on the amount of income, you should seek assistance. 

You can use the child support table look-up on the Government of Canada website.

The Legal Services Society is funded by the Law Foundation of British Columbia. You can find information about family law issues and the court process as well as information about resources that may be available to you.