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Wade Ma
Calgary Family Lawyer
info@everforthlaw.ca 368-889-3919
Wade Ma is a Calgary family lawyer and the founder of EverForth Law. He provides practical family law advice and representation to clients in Calgary and throughout Alberta.
Wade assists clients with divorce, separation, parenting disputes, child support, spousal support, family property division, separation agreements, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, independent legal advice, and family court applications.
As a Calgary family lawyer, Wade takes a practical and evidence-focused approach to family law disputes. He helps clients understand their legal options, organize important documents, negotiate settlements, and prepare for mediation, arbitration, or court proceedings when necessary.
EverForth Law is located in downtown Calgary and provides family law services throughout Calgary and Alberta. If you are looking for a Calgary family lawyer for divorce, separation, parenting, support, or family property matters, contact EverForth Law to discuss your case.
info@everforthlaw.ca 368-889-3919
Family/Divorce Law Experience in Calgary
Wade Ma has experience assisting clients with complex family law matters in Calgary and throughout Alberta, including divorce, separation, parenting disputes, child and spousal support, family property division, matrimonial homes, protection orders, separation agreements, mediation, arbitration, court applications, and contested litigation. In matters involving cross-cultural families, Wade also considers issues such as cultural expectations, language barriers, immigration concerns, family financial arrangements, overseas assets, business income, and privacy, and helps clients identify a practical path toward negotiation, settlement, alternative dispute resolution, or court.
In divorce and separation matters, Wade assists clients with understanding the legal and practical consequences of relationship breakdown. This may include parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, property division, debt allocation, household expenses, disclosure obligations, and whether urgent interim relief is required. For many clients, the goal is not simply to “fight,” but to move forward with a stable plan for children, finances, housing, and future decision-making.
In parenting matters, Wade reviews the children’s schedule, school arrangements, caregiving roles, communication history, safety concerns, relocation issues, and the best interests of the child. Parenting disputes may involve day-to-day parenting time, holidays, travel, decision-making responsibility, medical decisions, education decisions, parent communication, and whether restrictions or safeguards are necessary. Wade assists clients with preparing practical, child-focused parenting proposals for negotiation or court.
In child support matters, Wade assists with income review, guideline calculations, section 7 expenses, childcare expenses, medical expenses, extracurricular expenses, retroactive support, arrears, disclosure requests, and situations involving incomplete or unreliable financial information. These issues can become especially important where a parent is self-employed, paid in cash, operating a business, receiving family assistance, or reporting income that does not reflect the full financial picture.
In spousal support matters, Wade reviews entitlement, income, relationship length, roles during the relationship, economic disadvantage, needs, ability to pay, and the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines where applicable. Spousal support disputes require careful review of both legal principles and the financial reality of each household after separation.
Past Cases
Representative Family Law Matters
Child Support and Income Imputation
Wade Ma assisted a Mandarin-speaking mother in a Calgary family law dispute involving child support, parenting circumstances, disclosure issues, and the father’s failure to pay support for a period of time.
The matter required a careful review of income information, parenting arrangements, financial disclosure, and the child’s needs. At a chambers appearance, Wade advanced the mother’s position that income should be imputed to the father where proper financial information had not been provided. The Court set an income figure for support purposes, allowing child support to be calculated and enforcement to begin through the Maintenance Enforcement Program.
info@everforthlaw.ca 368-889-3919
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Cross-Border Divorce & International Family Law Issues
Many family law matters involve more than two spouses living in one city. A Calgary family lawyer may need to address cross-border issues involving foreign property, overseas income, family loans, international travel, immigration concerns, business interests, and evidence located outside Alberta or outside Canada.
In some cases, one spouse may hold assets, bank accounts, investments, or business interests in another country. In others, the dispute may involve money provided by parents or relatives, transfers made overseas, or disagreements about whether payments were gifts, loans, or shared family contributions. These issues can affect family property division, support claims, and financial disclosure.
Cross-border family law issues can also arise in parenting matters. A parent may wish to travel internationally with a child, relocate, keep a child connected to family abroad, or address concerns about passports, consent, mobility, or parenting arrangements across different countries and time zones.
International and out-of-country issues can add complexity to parenting, decision-making, and support disputes.
Evidence in these cases is often more complex. Important records may include foreign bank statements, wire transfers, message histories, corporate records, property documents, tax records, or communications with relatives and third parties. A clear legal strategy is often needed to identify the issues, organize the evidence, and present the family law dispute properly in Alberta.
Wade Ma assists clients with cross-border divorce, international family property issues, parenting disputes with out-of-country elements, support matters, and separation-related disputes. EverForth Law provides practical family law services in Calgary and throughout Alberta, including matters involving international, cultural, and multi-jurisdictional family law issues.
Calgary Family Law Resources
Looking for more information about divorce, parenting, child support, spousal support, property division, and family court in Calgary? Visit our Calgary Family Law Resource Guide for practical information about Alberta family law and the court process.
info@everforthlaw.ca 368-889-3919
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Calgary Family Lawyer
At EverForth Law, we assist clients in Calgary and throughout Alberta with family law matters involving separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, family property division, separation agreements, and contested court proceedings.
Family law problems often involve more than one issue at the same time. Parenting, financial disclosure, support, property, and the family home can all become connected.
We help clients understand their legal position, identify practical options, and develop a strategy suited to the circumstances of their case.
Whether your matter can be resolved through negotiation and agreement or requires a court application, obtaining legal advice early can help avoid unnecessary conflict, protect your position, and keep the matter moving forward.
Our approach is practical and direct. The goal is not simply to prolong a dispute, but to help you make informed decisions about your children, finances, property, and future.
Ever Trust. Ever Forward.
info@everforthlaw.ca 368-889-3919
Ever trust,
Ever forward.
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