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- WHEN CASE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BECOME CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES: ECCLES v. ECCLES
In-person litigants Kelly Eccles and Justin Eccles are racking up more travel miles in Alberta’s Court of Appeal, following Ms. Eccle’s latest appeal…appeal number 7, but who’s counting? Their latest foray, Eccles v. Eccles 2026 ABCA 154, follows a similar pattern. Ms. Eccles, unhappy with … Read more »
- Separation Agreement Varied, Stay Denied in Multi-Million Dollar Case
After a 12-day trial that involved the setting aside of a separation agreement, based on Mr. Block’s failure to disclose his vast business interests, the trial judge made several property and support orders in favour of Deborah Ann Block, with payments to be made to her by her husband, Cyrus Paul … Read more »
- Allegations of Judicial Bias Face High Evidentiary Bar
In yet another high-conflict case, Eccles v. Eccles 2025 ABCA 418, the Alberta Court of Appeal considered an appeal of a case management judge’s order, where the appellant mother sought to have the case management judge recuse himself on account of an alleged reasonable apprehension of bias. The p … Read more »
- Why Hire a Lawyer but Ignore Their Advice?
I could never understand why someone would hire a high-priced, hotshot lawyer but refuse to take their advice. It happens more frequently than you might realize, sometimes the result of an uneducated neighbour or friend, who after going through their own divorce, deigns to give (bad) advice to all … Read more »
- WHEN DOES SPOUSAL SUPPORT END?
As retirement approaches, one of the most common refrains from elderly clients to their family law lawyers, is “when does spousal support end?â€� Having finally completed their child support obligations, with the adult children now independent, the longing for a complete divestiture of financial e … Read more »