About Kristin

Kristin McDonald is a Calgary family lawyer who practices high-conflict divorce and separation, parenting disputes, child and spousal support, property division, and drafting of separation, prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements. She also handles emergency protection orders and restraining orders and advises on pension issues affecting property division. Her approach draws on a decade of prior human resources experience, and she favours negotiation, mediation, or arbitration where possible while remaining prepared to litigate. She volunteers as a legal advice clinic lawyer and co-chairs a committee for the Women's Legal Forum.

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Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Kristin McDonald’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Alberta directory ↗