Sherwood Park Lawyers
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Sherwood Park lawyers are the men and women who practice law in Sherwood Park on behalf of the people who live, work and play in the County of Strathcona.
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Individual lawyers will often specialize in one or more particular areas of practice. Law firms bring individual lawyers together and are therefore able to assist you across a whole range of practice areas.
Here are the more common practice areas that you can expect to be covered in most law firms.
Family and Divorce
"Matrimonial" lawyers include divorce and family law lawyers. These professionals can handle your divorce and other family law matters whether your case is in Sherwood Park or even if it is in some other part of Alberta. Common issues include custody of children, the payment of child support, the payment of spousal support ("alimony") and the division of matrimonial property. The federal Child Support Guidelines and the Matrimonial Property Act of Alberta are often in play. Special rules apply to pensions and inheritances. Careful legal advice should be obtained in every case.
Corporate and Company
These lawyers are involved when there are corporations and advise companies as to their legal rights, duties and obligations. The Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and the Alberta Business Corporations Act (BCA) provide the regulatory framework. Common areas of law include contract law, partnership law, franchise and franchise agreements, personal property security legislation, intellectual property law, tax lawyers and leasing matters. These lawyers can usually help with any employment lawyer issues that might arise.
Accident and Injury
These lawyers handle insurance claims and litigation arising from injury accidents. These include:
- car accidents,
- motorcycle accidents,
- fatal accidents,
- pedestrian accidents
- slip and fall accidents,
- house fires,
- medical malpractice claims,
- dental malpractice claims.
If you have suffered any type of injury, or if you have lost a loved one in a fatal accident or to a serious personal injury, then it is important that you consult with an injury lawyer right away. Your Sherwood Park injury lawyer will often represent you on a contingency fee basis. The best lawyers will do this and they can also represent you anywhere in Alberta, not just in Sherwood Park.
Real Estate
The paperwork necessary to buy and sell houses, farms and condominiums in Alberta is done by real estate lawyers. This includes the work necessary for preparing, registering and funding mortgages These are the “standard” real estate transactions.
In addition, your real estate lawyer will be familiar with commercial transactions including the leasing and construction of residential and commercial property and the buying and selling of farms. Real estate lawyers must have an in depth and varied knowledge of the law that includes the Land Titles Act and many other pieces of legislation, such as the Dower Act and the Condominium Property Act and the like. The Land Titles Act itself has over 200 sections, a host of regulations and a Practice Manual.
Criminal
Sherwood Park Criminal lawyers handle all the issues that accompany criminal charges, including arrest, detention, bail, release, arraignment, the conducting of a preliminary inquiry if there is one, speaking to sentence in the event of a finding of guilt (or a guilty plea) as well as sentencing and in many cases the later issues of release, probation and parole. Most of these lawyers work for private retainers and some work for Legal Aid or will accept Legal Aid Certificates in order to get paid for their services. The most common offences that people get charged with include
- assault,
- break and enter,
- dui,
- impaired driving,
- driving over .08,
- refusing to blow,
- driving with a suspended licence,
- drug possession and drug trafficking.
The drug trafficking and especially cocaine trafficking are among the more serious drug charges that Sherwood Park criminal lawyers get involved with.
Wills and Estates
These lawyers handle all situations arising out of the wills, estates, living wills, powers of attorney, probate applications and estate tax planning.
In addition, wills and estates lawyers generally handle Guardianship and Trusteeship matters. The Dependent Adults Act was replaced October 30, 2009 by the "Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act".
If someone has died and you don't know what to do - or if you are an executor of an estate and need to apply for probate - a Sherwood Park estates lawyer is what you are looking for.
Immigration
These lawyer take care of the immigration law requirements of those immigrants who live in or are destined for the Sherwood Park area. About 25% of all Canadian immigrants now settle in western Canada. Cases can be refugee cases, or "family class" cases, or "skilled worker" cases or involve work visas, permanent residency and citizenship.
Sherwood Park Court Services
The Sherwood Park court house is located at 190 Chippewa Rd., Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4H5. This court house deals with the following court matters:
- Sherwood Park Provincial Court Criminal Division
- Sherwood Park Provincial Court Civil Division (including "small claims")
- Sherwood Park Provincial Court Family & Youth Division
For Court of Queen's Bench matters you have to use the Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton. Further contact information can be found at the Alberta Courts website.
General
Most law firms have experience in the above legal areas.
The professional association for the lawyers in Alberta is the provincial Law Society and all lawyers must be registered there and be in good standing in order to work as a lawyer.
All provincial legislation referred to in this website can be found at the Queen’s Printer website, and all federal legislation at the Department of Justice website.
It is important when considering who your Sherwood Park lawyer is going to be that you select one that is practical, experienced and knowledgeable of exactly how things work in Sherwood Park. They should have an office in Sherwood Park which is staffed full time and have been there for some years.
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