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If you are travelling internationally with a child without both parents, and you don’t have a Court Order providing that you are allowed to travel without the consent of the other parent, it is always advised that you travel with a Travel Consent Letter. This letter is a document that can be provided to customs officials to advise them that you have consent to travel with the child or children. The Canadian Government has a great form on their website and it can be found here: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/children/consent-letter Please note that we always suggest getting the travel consent form notarized by a Notary Public to ensure that you will be able to travel. If you need a Notary Public please contact us and we would be pleased to help. Generally, most parties get travel consent orders signed without issue, however, if your spouse does not consent to the travel letter, a court application will be necessary to ensure you are able to travel. Best practice is to ask for the consent letter early to ensure there is time to bring an application if required. Allison Ross Allison Ross is an Associate Lawyer and Notary Public with Rowanoak Law Office LLP
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In most cases, parties’ request costs be ordered by a Judge against the other party if the other party is uncooperative or unsuccessful. The following is a recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench case from 2018 where the factors to be considered by the Court in relation to costs are examined: https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2018/2018abqb247/2018abqb247.html?autocompleteStr=2018ABQB%20247&autocompletePos=1 Jenna Walsh Jenna is an Associate with Rowanoak Law Office LLP. Many people have (or should have) a Will dealing with their property and affairs after they pass away, but people may not give enough consideration to how their affairs would be managed if they were unable to manage their affairs while they are alive. Unforeseen accidents and medical conditions can leave a person incapable of managing their own affairs. Alzheimer’s, comas, and other unfortunate events can befall anyone. If you become unable to manage your own affairs, you will need someone to do it for you. To ensure you can control who you want to manage your affairs and what they can do, it is best to have the proper documents put in place before the unfortunate happens. These documents are typically known as an Enduring Power of Attorney and a Personal Directive. An Enduring Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone as your “Attorney” to handle your financial affairs should you become incapacitated. While an Enduring Power of Attorney deals with making decisions for you of a financial nature, a Personal Directive allows you to appoint an “Agent” to make personal decisions for you of a non-financial nature such as where you live or healthcare. You can determine who you wish to make a determination that you are incapable or unable to make decisions, however, typically this is psychologist or medical professional, or two. While no one likes to think something unfortunate can happen to them, having these documents in place can make matters simpler if something does happen, and allow you to choose who you wish to manage your affairs as opposed to someone applying to the Courts, which may result in someone you do not wish ending up managing your affairs, in addition to the process becoming more complex. Chris Dick Chris is an Associate with Rowanoak Law Office. |
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