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The JDR is typically booked for one full day and takes place in a meeting room at the Courthouse (or via videoconferencing).</p><a href="/blog/judicial-dispute-resolution-what-is-it" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/625722e33a24226c16815ebd_Family%20Pet%20Family%20Law.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#525b73" href="/blog-categories/decisions" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Decisions</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/separating-what-happens-to-family-pet" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">I’m separating! What happens to the family pet?</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jillian-hegberg" class="post-card-v1-author">Jillian Hegberg</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">When parties separate, we deal with high conflict parenting and custody issues regarding children. However, as fewer younger couples are choosing to have children, there are more fights over the family pet.</p><a href="/blog/separating-what-happens-to-family-pet" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/624df28c70a08329782c72a8_Recent%20Decisions%20in%20Contempt%20Proceedings.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#525b73" href="/blog-categories/decisions" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Decisions</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/recent-decisions-in-contempt-proceedings" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Recent Decisions in Contempt Proceedings</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/bath-sheba-van-den-berg" class="post-card-v1-author">Bath-Shéba van den Berg</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Traditionally, contempt proceedings were viewed as strictissimi juris, meaning all proper procedures had to be strictly complied with and case law traditionally reflected adherence to procedural rules. However, 2021 saw a shift in civil contempt in family law proceedings in Alberta courts.</p><a href="/blog/recent-decisions-in-contempt-proceedings" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/620eac383952557d742bc7b9_Child%20Custody%20Calgary.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/a-child-centric-approach" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">A Child-Centric Approach </h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/leigh-sherry" class="post-card-v1-author">Leigh Sherry</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Relocations are becoming more common following divorces and separations; especially in the Pandemic environment as many employers have transitioned to remote working.</p><a href="/blog/a-child-centric-approach" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5fc55b1d4cc23d996a07e3fa_Chloe%20Cartwright%20(A)%20v.%20Rocky%20View%20County%20Subdivision%20and%20Development%20Appeal%20Board.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#525b73" href="/blog-categories/decisions" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Decisions</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/one-size-does-not-fit-all" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">One Size Does Not Fit All</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/lourdes-garcia" class="post-card-v1-author">Lourdes Garcia</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">The Court of King’s Bench published Ross v. Doehl, 2021 ABQB 1020, a decision in which the Honourable Justice C.M. Jones meticulously reviewed and applied the factors outlined in the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act (AIRA) to determine if two same sex partners were in a relationship of interdependence.</p><a href="/blog/one-size-does-not-fit-all" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/61a673e656d9d5d86af93e6b_Foster%20LLP%20Calgary%20Law%20Student.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/foster-llp-joins-the-articling-placement-program" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Foster LLP Joins the Articling Placement Program</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Foster LLP is now a Roster Firm for the Articling Placement Program that furthers the Law Society’s goals and seeks to ensure all Articling Students have a safe, respectful work environment to learn and develop their careers.</p><a href="/blog/foster-llp-joins-the-articling-placement-program" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/614a4bef65bc5f161a46933d_Leigh%20Sherry%20Calgary%20Family%20Lawyer.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/leigh-sherry-joins-foster-llp" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Leigh Sherry joins Foster LLP</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Foster LLP is proud to announce that Leigh Sherry has joined our team of exceptional lawyers! </p><a href="/blog/leigh-sherry-joins-foster-llp" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/60ba8c8960e74aafb7ad6676_Open%20Letter.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/canada-must-be-a-just-society" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Canada Must Be a Just Society</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Canada must be a just society. Those were the words of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau two years before his government took over control of Canada’s residential schools from religious groups.</p><a href="/blog/canada-must-be-a-just-society" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/60ba86229b456428eb60a409_Residential%20School%20Discovery%20Letter.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/coalition-of-canadian-lawyers-demand-international-criminal-court-to-investigate-discovery-of-215-dead-indigenous-children-in-kamloops-bc" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Coalition of Canadian Lawyers Demand International Criminal Court to Investigate Discovery of 215 Dead Indigenous Children in Kamloops, BC</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/brendan-myers-miller" class="post-card-v1-author">Brendan Myers Miller</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">A coalition of Canadian lawyers has written to the International Criminal Court (the “ICC”) in the Hague, Netherlands to demand the ICC’s support investigating the discovery of 215 children’s bodies buried near a former residential school in Kamloops, BC.</p><a href="/blog/coalition-of-canadian-lawyers-demand-international-criminal-court-to-investigate-discovery-of-215-dead-indigenous-children-in-kamloops-bc" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/609c19d275fd9a4262cf9324_ASC%20Decision%20Felgate%2C%20Nicholas%20John.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#525b73" href="/blog-categories/decisions" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Decisions</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/asc-decision-felgate-nicholas-john" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">ASC Decision: Felgate, Nicholas John</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">In the decision Re Felgate, 2021 ABASC 68 released by the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) on May 11, 2021, Foster LLP Special Counsel, Brendan Miller, was successful in defending a $300,000.00 disgorgement order and judgment sought against his client by the Staff prosecutors of the ASC. </p><a href="/blog/asc-decision-felgate-nicholas-john" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/60760ce6fe19b2e987e5cc4b_Dana%20Hicks%20Calgary%20Adoption.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/adoptions-in-alberta-frequently-asked-questions" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Adoptions in Alberta: Frequently Asked Questions</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Your adoption process begins with a consultation with Dana who gathers information to draft the Adoption package. She meets with you and explains the process and procedures based on your individual needs.</p><a href="/blog/adoptions-in-alberta-frequently-asked-questions" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/600a291988d5d329bb9bce80_Leaders%20In%20Law%20Panelists.png")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/sasha-joshi-to-speak-at-leaders-in-law" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Sasha Joshi to speak at Leaders in Law</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Wishing our best to Sasha Joshi who will speaking along side a number of exceptional women on January 25, 2021.</p><a href="/blog/sasha-joshi-to-speak-at-leaders-in-law" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5ff8cda4d1eabc1f95b03525_New%20Law%20Associate.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/foster-llp-welcomes-jillian-hegberg" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Foster LLP Welcomes Jillian Hegberg</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">We are happy to welcome Jillian Hegberg as our newest associate.</p><a href="/blog/foster-llp-welcomes-jillian-hegberg" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5fc55d520120d5ccbcd56126_2020%20Christmas%20Court%20Hours.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/2020-christmas-court-closures" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">2020 Christmas Court Closures</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Government of Alberta offices will be closed between December 24 and January 1. The courts will ensure that Albertans are able to deal with urgent matters during this time.</p><a href="/blog/2020-christmas-court-closures" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5fc55b1d4cc23d996a07e3fa_Chloe%20Cartwright%20(A)%20v.%20Rocky%20View%20County%20Subdivision%20and%20Development%20Appeal%20Board.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/success-chloe-cartwright-a-v-rocky-view-county-subdivision-and-development-appeal-board-r-1901-0285ac" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Success: Chloe Cartwright (A) v. Rocky View County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (R) 1901-0285AC</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Brendan Miller, Special Counsel at Foster LLP was successful at the Alberta Court of Appeal in the decision of Cartwright v. Rocky View County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 2020 ABCA 408 released on November 23, 2020. </p><a href="/blog/success-chloe-cartwright-a-v-rocky-view-county-subdivision-and-development-appeal-board-r-1901-0285ac" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5fb8396600b91ae8d4c7fc3d_Foster%20LLP_Merry%20Christmas_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/happy-holidays-from-foster-llp" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Happy Holidays from Foster LLP</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the lawyers at Foster LLP. </p><a href="/blog/happy-holidays-from-foster-llp" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5f8dffea442ade384f722fa0_Foster%20LLP_Rupert%20Joshi%20Calgary%20Family%20Lawyer_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_%20(1).jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/rupert-joshi-for-alberta-bencher" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Rupert Joshi for Alberta Bencher</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">“With over 34 years of experience, Rupert will represent you with a diverse and knowledgeable voice.”</p><a href="/blog/rupert-joshi-for-alberta-bencher" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5f88b353ceb5165affaf8bb4_Foster%20LLP_Jennifer%20Shaften%20Child%20Support%20Lawyer_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/jennifer-shaften-q-c-appointed-as-amicus" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Jennifer Shaften, Q.C. appointed as amicus</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/rupert-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Rupert Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Jennifer Shaften, Q.C. was appointed as amicus on an enforcement of time with child application in the Provincial Court of Alberta.</p><a href="/blog/jennifer-shaften-q-c-appointed-as-amicus" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5f7ccca94380ff6368bd0e9d_Brenden%20Miller%20Calgary%20Lawyer.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/foster-llp-welcomes-brendan-myers-miller-as-special-counsel" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Foster LLP welcomes Brendan Myers Miller as Special Counsel</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Brendan is a litigation and appellate lawyer in the areas of regulatory, public, constitutional, administrative, civil, commercial, criminal and international law.</p><a href="/blog/foster-llp-welcomes-brendan-myers-miller-as-special-counsel" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5f6936958409e309cb1169d2_Foster%20LLP_french-divorce-lawyer_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/foster-llp-offers-legal-services-and-representation-in-french" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Foster LLP offers legal services and representation in French</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">The most important legal decisions of your life should not be lost in translation.</p><a href="/blog/foster-llp-offers-legal-services-and-representation-in-french" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5f4ffd298269d0e73b82fba8_Foster%20LLP_COVID-19-School_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/do-i-send-my-children-back-to-school-during-the-pandemic" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Do I send my children back to school during the pandemic? What if the other parent and I do not agree?</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">The Superior Court of Ontario released a decision determining whether a child should be ordered back to school during the COVID-19 Pandemic.</p><a href="/blog/do-i-send-my-children-back-to-school-during-the-pandemic" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5f233cd55695df686b06fc0b_Foster%20LLP_parenting%20coordinator_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/is-parenting-coordination-right-for-you" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Is Parenting Coordination Right For You?</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Have you been dealing with parenting issues for 6 months or more - in Court or through other processes that never seem to work or end?</p><a href="/blog/is-parenting-coordination-right-for-you" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5efe478416929862032e1a38_Foster%20LLP_Ron%20Foster%20Family%20Lawyer_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/thank-you-ron" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Thank You Ron</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Former partner, Ron Foster, Q.C., will be leaving Foster LLP at the end of August 2020. We thank Ron for his years of service and mentorship to Foster LLP. </p><a href="/blog/thank-you-ron" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5eda894ca64212641ed4e4b6_Foster%20LLP_Stuart%20Mair%20Calgary%20Family%20Lawyer_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/our-newest-associate-stuart-mair" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Our Newest Associate: Stuart Mair</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">We are pleased to announce that Stuart Mair is now an associate with Foster LLP!</p><a href="/blog/our-newest-associate-stuart-mair" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5ec577311c9d82237d8f39bd_Foster%20LLP_Legal%20Coaching%20Calgary_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_%20(1).jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/what-is-legal-coaching" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">What is legal coaching?</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Legal coaching can be defined as unbundled legal services, designed specifically for your family law matter. </p><a href="/blog/what-is-legal-coaching" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5eb1a25ac755e032043a0c6b_Foster%20LLP_Wills%20and%20Estate%20Lawyer%20Calgary_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_%20(1).jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/wills-101-who-gets-what-where-do-my-children-go" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Wills 101: Who gets what and where do my children go?</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/richelle-dickson" class="post-card-v1-author">Richelle Dickson</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Your Will reflects your wishes with respect to the distribution of your Estate. </p><a href="/blog/wills-101-who-gets-what-where-do-my-children-go" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5c09eede3c6ff1ecf40be9ca__Foster%20LLP%20is%20growing.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/foster-llp-is-growing" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Foster LLP is Growing!</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">We are proud to welcome three members to our dedicated team of family lawyers.</p><a href="/blog/foster-llp-is-growing" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5e8cf2f58093a1c8aa260754_Foster%20LLP_Family-Law-COVID-Update_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/how-we-can-help-during-covid-19" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">How We Can Help During COVID-19</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">During the COVID-19 pandemic, the way we deliver services at Foster LLP has changed; our commitment to helping you has not. </p><a href="/blog/how-we-can-help-during-covid-19" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5e84d3f09fc29ad65744afe3_Foster%20LLP_QC_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/announcement-jennifer-shaften-designated-queens-counsel" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Announcement: Jennifer Shaften Designated Queen’s Counsel </h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/sasha-joshi" class="post-card-v1-author">Sasha Joshi</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Foster LLP is proud to announce that Jennifer Shaften has been designated Queen’s Counsel in accordance with Letters Patent issued March 31, 2020.</p><a href="/blog/announcement-jennifer-shaften-designated-queens-counsel" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5e7b8e34a94d68f73441c10d_Foster%20LLP_Shared-Parenting-COVID_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/7-tips-parents-sharing-custody-during-covid-19" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">7 Tips for Parents Sharing Custody During COVID-19</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">We recently received some helpful tips from the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) about co-parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><a href="/blog/7-tips-parents-sharing-custody-during-covid-19" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5e72701c6955287e505bad1a_Foster%20LLP_COVID%20Announcement%20Calgary_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#0083ff" href="/blog-categories/firm-news" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Firm News</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/response-to-covid-19" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Our Response to COVID-19</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Please read for important updates regarding COVID-19 and our firm's operations.</p><a href="/blog/response-to-covid-19" class="link">Read More</a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="full-width w-dyn-item"><div class="post-card-v1"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5b623e28a5fc3a0afad16d06/5cab9366daa62a253deb2f6f_Foster%20LLP_Adoptions%20in%20Alberta_AB_Calgary_%232100%2C%20520%205%20Avenue%20SW_.jpg")" class="post-card-v1-preview"><a style="background-color:#ff704d" href="/blog-categories/family-law" class="badge post-card-v1-badge">Family Law</a></div><div class="post-card-v1-content"><a href="/blog/adoptions-in-alberta" class="post-card-v1-link w-inline-block"><h4 class="capitalize">Adoptions in Alberta: What You Need to Know</h4></a><div class="post-card-v1-info"><a href="/blog-authors/jennifer-shaften" class="post-card-v1-author">Jennifer Shaften, K.C.</a></div><p class="post-card-v1-description">Adoption creates families and should be a joyful experience. In fact, it is one of the matters Justices enjoy having a part in. 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