Tailleur v McKiernan

Decided: 2026-10-15. Docket: 2601-0179AC. Citation: 2026 ABCA 324 (CanLII). Procedure — Appeals — Extension of time, service — Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, rr. 14.8(2)(b), 14.37 — Whether time should be extended to serve Notice of Appeal — Discretionary factors weighed, including intention to appeal, explanation for delay, prejudice, benefits taken, merit — Lack of merit treated as fatal — Extension denied, appeal struck | Family — Restraining and no contact orders — Variation, permanency — Whether permanent no contact order could validly be revisited on appeal — Repeated rulings confirming order intended to be indefinite and permanent — Significant change in circumstances and necessity raised but not established — Proposed appeal found to have no merit — Appeal struck