Alberta (AB) family law software
Family law calculations built for Alberta firms
Alberta's Family Property Act (formerly the Matrimonial Property Act, expanded in 2020) divides family property between married and qualifying adult interdependent partners. Energy-sector pensions and oil-and-gas interests often drive complexity.
What Divo calculates for Alberta files
Child support
Federal Child Support Guidelines (SOR/97-175) table amounts, section 7 special expenses, shared parenting set-off, and imputed income under s. 19
Spousal support
SSAG without-child and with-child formulas, duration ranges (rule of 65, indefinite), and lump-sum equivalents
Property division
Alberta's 2020 amendments extended property division to adult interdependent partners (AIPs) — common-law spouses and same-sex partners who lived together for 3+ years or have a child. Pre-2020 case law on cohabitee property no longer governs.
Tax & benefit impacts
Spousal support deductibility, Canada Child Benefit interactions, GST/HST credit, and provincial benefits modeled into net cash positions
Alberta-specific rules Divo handles
Family Property Act expansion (2020)
Alberta's 2020 amendments extended property division to adult interdependent partners (AIPs) — common-law spouses and same-sex partners who lived together for 3+ years or have a child. Pre-2020 case law on cohabitee property no longer governs.
Exempt property carve-outs
Under FPA s. 7, pre-relationship assets, gifts, inheritances, and personal injury awards are exempt — but the increase in their value during the relationship is divisible unless the court orders otherwise.
Statutes and authorities Divo cites
Every calculation links back to the governing statute. Outputs include full citation trails for Alberta court use.
- Family Property Act (Alberta)(RSA 2000, c F-4.7)
Key sections: s. 7 (exempt property), s. 8 (factors)
- Alberta Rules of Court — Family(Alta Reg 124/2010, Part 12)
- Divorce Act(RSC 1985, c 3 (2nd Supp))
Key sections: s. 15.1 (child support), s. 15.2 (spousal support)
- Federal Child Support Guidelines(SOR/97-175)
Key sections: s. 3 (table amounts), s. 7 (special expenses), s. 9 (shared parenting)
- Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines(Department of Justice, 2008 (revised))
Case law research: CanLII — Alberta
Alberta court forms covered
- →Notice to Disclose (Form FL-17)
- →Statement of Income / Expenses
- →Financial statements (income & expenses)
- →FCSG table amount lookups
- →Section 7 special / extraordinary expense schedules
- →Shared / split parenting set-off calculations
- →Imputed income worksheets (s. 19 FCSG)
- →SSAG without-child formula ranges
- →SSAG with-child formula (iterative solver)
- →Duration calculations (rule of 65, indefinite)
- →Family property statement
Integrates with the tools Alberta firms already use
Two-way sync with Clio, ActionStep, PCLaw/Soluno, PracticePanther, NetDocuments, iManage, and SharePoint/OneDrive. Matter data and disclosure documents flow both ways — no double entry.
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Alberta firm FAQ
Does Divo support Alberta's adult interdependent partners?
Yes. Divo applies Alberta's post-2020 Family Property Act to both married spouses and AIPs (3+ year cohabitation or relationship with a child), with consistent property division logic.
How does Divo handle Alberta exempt property?
Divo computes exempt-property carve-outs under FPA s. 7 and tracks the divisible increase in value during the relationship, including for pre-relationship pensions, business interests, and inheritances.
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