CPLEA has recently updated the information on Adult Interdependent Relationships at Canadian Legal FAQs.
In Alberta provincial law doesn’t use the term “common law” to describe two people who are living together but are not legally married. Instead, two people who are in a committed domestic relationship in Alberta can be in an Adult Interdependent Relationship (AIR).
Most people in AIRs are romantic partners, but the relationship does not have to be romantic to be an AIR. An AIR consists of two people who have been living together for a certain length of time, share one another’s life, function as an economic and domestic unit, and are emotionally committed to one another.
To learn more about AIRs, go to Canadian Legal FAQs or download and print this booklet about AIRs in Alberta.
New resources on Family Law in Alberta
CPLEA has created new resources on Family Law in Alberta in partnership with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre.
The Edmonton Community Legal Centre offers free legal information sessions on Family Law. You can find the schedule at www.eclc.ca/information-sessions.html
The five booklets in the series provide practical legal information on Child Custody and Parenting, Financial Support, Property Division, Representing Yourself in Family Court, and Young Parents.
The booklets can be downloaded for free at www.cplea.ca/store
Child Custody and Parenting
This booklet explains the law and parenting in Alberta.
It has information about custody and guardianship, parenting plans, how to make agreements with the other parent, common problems and suggestions on how to resolve them.
Financial Support
This booklet explains the law and financial support when a relationship ends in Alberta.
It has information for people who were legally married and people who lived in a common law relationship.
Property Division
This booklet explains the law and property division when a relationship ends in Alberta.
It has information for people who were legally married and people who lived in a common law relationship.
Representing Yourself in Family Court
This booklet explains how the legal process works in Alberta.
It has information for people who were legally married and people who lived in a common law relationship.
Young Parents
This booklet explains the law for young parents.
It has information about pregnancy, adoption, guardianship, living together, getting married, living apart and child support
Thank you to the family law legal service providers who reviewed the booklets and provided valuable feedback.
We gratefully acknowledge the Alberta Law Foundation for the funding that made this project possible.
New FAQs on Consumer Protection in Alberta
What are collection agencies and collectors allowed (and not allowed) to do?
What’s the difference between an open credit agreement and a fixed one?
What information cannot be included in a credit report?
You can find the answers to these questions and more on Canadian Legal FAQs.
There can be a lot of questions when people are dealing with consumer issues. In Alberta, consumer transactions are governed under the Fair Trading Act.
The Act covers a variety of different areas and provides rules and regulations that set out what businesses can and cannot do in their interactions with consumers. It also provides a way for consumers to challenge a transaction with an offending business and to be awarded a remedy, such as cancellation of a transaction, payment of damages, and others.
Two major areas of focus of the Fair Trading Act are Collection and Debt Repayment and Cost of Credit Disclosure.
CPLEA has created new FAQs on Consumer Protection to help Albertans understand what the law says about:
- The Fair Trading Act
- Collection and Debt Repayment
- Cost of Credit Disclosure
- Credit and Personal Reports
For more information about organizations that can provide information and assistance around issues facing consumers in Alberta, check out CPLEA’s LawCentral Alberta.