Edmonton divorce lawyers are often asked the same question in the first meeting: how long does a divorce take in Alberta? It usually comes with a date attached, a lease ending, a house closing, a new chapter waiting to start.

The decision has been made, or perhaps made for you, and now you are lying awake thinking about the children, the house, the pension and the money.

You have decided the court needs to be involved, so you ask a friend who went through it what to expect. If that conversation is describing anything before this year, much of it no longer applies.