Superior Court of Québec: Division of Family Property - Family Patrimony 2022

Overview

This one-day program for judges of the Superior Court of Québec dealt exclusively with the family patrimony. It was intended for all judges, regardless of their familiarity with this important aspect of family law.   

Objectives

Using a variety of learning methods (lectures, interactive demonstrations, clicker questions, case studies), the program was aimed at both increasing knowledge and developing competencies. After a day of intensive training, participants were able to properly characterize the assets that make up the family patrimony and determine their partitionable value. The training was also aimed at enabling them to acquire new management reflexes.  

Summary

This family-law program dealt exclusively with the family patrimony. The introduction recounted the history of family patrimony and explained the basic concepts associated with it. The composition of the family patrimony and the determination of its net value were then canvassed, following which the instructor dealt with deductions and how to determine net value. The question of family patrimony was then examined from a management perspective at all stages of proceedings. The day ended with a practical exercise in calculating and partitioning the family patrimony, giving participants the opportunity to apply what they had learned.