Separation & Divorce
Uncontested or contested, we explain what the one-year separation requirement means for your timeline and what your options look like at each stage.
A Family Law Firm That Listens First, Advises Second.
Separation, parenting, property, and support decisions are hard, and putting them off rarely makes them easier. Get clear options and a plan to move forward, with someone in your corner.
- Divorce & Separation: agreements, negotiation, and court when needed
- Parenting & Support: parenting plans, child and spousal support
- Property Division: protect what matters to you
- Plain-Language Advice: understand your options before you decide anything
- Fast Replies: within one business day.
Tell us what's happening
A short note is enough. You don't need to have it all figured out first.
About us
One Area of Law, Practised Exclusively.
Redstone Family Law was founded by Emmanuel Oyesomi, LLB, a family lawyer and litigator known for thorough preparation, a strategic approach, and determined representation. We believe strong advocacy and compassionate service go hand in hand, because family law matters are deeply personal.
Emmanuel has practiced family law in Alberta and civil litigation across Canada and abroad. He has appeared before the Alberta Court of Justice and the Court of King's Bench, handling divorce, parenting, support, property division, and emergency protection matters. His experience includes contributing to a legal team that secured a $105.9 million class action settlement.
Our approach is built on Clarity. Strategy. Advocacy. We make sure you understand your options, the possible outcomes, and the path forward, and we negotiate where it makes sense and litigate where it's needed. We see people, not files.
- LL.B., Law Society of Alberta
- Family law focusone practice area, full attention
- Court-testedcourtrooms across Alberta, from mediation to trial
- Advanced studyProfessional LL.M., Osgoode Hall Law School
Our services
How we help families in Red Deer and across Central Alberta.
These are the matters we see most often. Every one starts the same way: an honest conversation about your situation and your real options.
Parenting, Custody & Relocation
Parenting plans where cooperation is possible, representation in high-conflict disputes, and relocation within Alberta, across Canada, or abroad.
Family Property Division
Real estate, RRSPs, pensions, business interests, and debts, with careful valuation, disclosure, and orders to protect property where needed.
Child Support
Guideline calculations, Section 7 expenses, self-employed or imputed income, retroactive claims, and enforcement when payments stop.
Spousal & Partner Support
Whether you may receive or pay support, we work out entitlement, amount, and duration so the arrangement reflects both households' real finances.
Family Agreements
Separation, cohabitation, prenuptial, and postnuptial agreements, drafted from the ground up or reviewed with independent legal advice before you sign.
Protection & Emergency Matters
Emergency Protection Orders, family violence, and urgent parenting applications. Emergencies get same-day contact with a lawyer, subject to availability.
Grandparent & Extended Family Contact
Contact orders and guardianship questions for grandparents and relatives who want to keep an important relationship with a child in their family.
Common-Law / Adult Interdependent Partners
Unmarried partners have their own rules on property, support, and parenting. We explain where you stand and protect what matters to you.
Start to finish
What happens after you reach out
You shouldn't have to wonder what happens next, or who you're even talking to. Here's the real process, start to finish.
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Tell us what's happening
Reach out by phone or a short online form, whenever you're ready. Website messages are reviewed and followed up within a few hours during business hours.
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Speak with our intake consultant
A real conversation with someone who listens to your situation, gauges urgency, and confirms we can help, usually within one business day and the same day if it's an emergency.
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Meet with a lawyer
A consultation where you get honest answers about your situation and your real options, not a sales pitch dressed up as advice.
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Get a plan forward
Clear legal advice and a strategy built around your circumstances, whether that means an agreement, a negotiated settlement, or representation in court.
Why choose us
We see people, not files
Family law problems rarely show up one at a time. A separation touches parenting, money, and where you'll live, often in the same month. We built this practice around four things that change how that whole experience feels.
Clarity
Plain-language explanation of the law and your real options, not legal jargon you're left to decode on your own.
Strategy
A practical plan built around your circumstances, not one approach applied the same way to every file.
Advocacy
Firm representation when negotiation isn't enough, from someone who has appeared before the Court of Justice and Court of King's Bench.
Compassion
Respect and patience for what you're going through, because a legal problem and a personal crisis usually show up together.
Testimonials
What clients tell us
FAQs
A few real questions
These come up in almost every first conversation we have. If yours isn't here, that's still a good reason to call.
In most cases, spouses must live separately for one year before a divorce is granted, though a shorter path exists where adultery or cruelty can be shown. That mark is usually where the process starts, not where it ends. The rest depends on whether parenting, support, and property get agreed on or need to be resolved through negotiation or the courts.
Alberta courts decide parenting arrangements based on the child's best interests, not on which parent asks first. Sole decision-making responsibility is possible in the right circumstances, but it's the exception rather than the starting point. What's realistic in your situation is exactly what a first conversation is for.
Don't wait. Being served means real deadlines are already running, so read everything you were given, keep every document, and find out what response is required and by when. Missing a response deadline can hurt your case regardless of how strong your position is.
Alberta courts generally expect separating families to attempt some form of resolution, such as negotiation, mediation, or a dispute-resolution conference, before a full hearing. Going in ready to negotiate first, while prepared to go to court if needed, is usually the right approach.
Not without your consent or a court's approval, in most cases. Relocating with a child, whether within Alberta, to another province, or outside Canada, involves legal requirements a parent has to meet first. The sooner you get advice, the more options you usually have.
Contact us
Let’s talk about what’s happening
Call us directly, or send a short note, and you’ll hear back immediately.
- Office4909 50 St, Suite 200, Red Deer, AB T4N 6X2
- Phone(587) 797-3030
- Emailreception@redstonefamilylaw.ca
- HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm
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