Division of Family Property: Family Patrimony and Partnership of Acquests - Online

Overview

This one-day program for judges of the Montréal division of the Superior Court of Québec dealt with issues in family law and specifically with the partition of family patrimony and the treatment of debts in a partnership of acquests.

Objective

The primary objective of this program was to expand the knowledge of judges, particularly newly appointed judges, about the partition of family patrimony, by developing their ability to understand and perform the calculations needed for that exercise. It was also designed to familiarize them with the treatment of debts in a partnership of acquests.

Summary

This family law program dealt primarily with family patrimony. Using interactive exercises as the main vehicle, along with presentations, it dealt with the composition and partition of family patrimony. The participants learned how to characterize the property that makes up family patrimony and determine its market value, net value and partitionable value. Two case studies provided an opportunity to calculate the partition of family patrimony in real time. They also learned more about compensatory payment and partnership of acquests (key principles and treatment of debts).