When a marriage is on the rocks, couples often get a legal separation. Under the Ontario Family Law Act, spouses are considered separated when they live separate and apart and there is not much of a chance that they will resume cohabitation. Understanding the marital separation agreement is very important.
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Marital separation agreements are legally binding contracts that define how spouses will distribute assets during a legal separation. The terms of the agreement can also be used to establish who the children will live with permanently, and the range of visitation privileges that the non-custodial parent receives. A well-prepared agreement alleviates some of the pressure associated with a...
If a couple intends to obtain a legal separation in Ontario, the most fundamental document associated with the process is the separation agreement. The fact is that a separation agreement is necessary to set forth the rights and obligations of both spouses.
Understanding a Separation Agreement
With this essential factor understood, a couple interested in obtaining a legal separation needs to...
An unmarried or married couple is deemed to have separated, once at least one of the couple decides that the relationship is untenable, and informs their partner about their feelings. The couple does not have to be in agreement over the separation; just one partner can choose to end the relationship and the separation will come into effect. Typically, spouses will stop living as a couple after...
From a couple’s decision to separate and divorce to an Ontario court’s issuance of a divorce decree, the most critical step for the couple is putting together a mutually acceptable separation agreement that covers all aspects of dissolving the marriage, including a divorce property settlement, custody of children, visitation rights, child support and spousal support. In terms of...
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http://zml-s3.zoomerradio.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/goldhawk/2013-10-31-2-goldhawk-podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this transcribed interview with Dale Goldhawk of Zoomer Radio AM740 in Toronto, family and divorce lawyer Lorne Fine of Fine & Associates Professional Corporation discusses the most important details about...
Married couples in Canada may be considering a legal separation in Ontario. A legal separation is the act of married parties residing in separate dwellings or separate lifestyles. From a legal point of view, there is no way to file for the actual legal separation. Two married persons are separated the moment the marriage is broken, and they go their separate ways. The couple does not need a...
Spousal support is an amount of money that one former spouse pays the other on a monthly, weekly or biweekly basis. Although the courts will consider various criteria when they are deciding on whether to administer spousal support, the gender of the spouse requesting the support is not one of those criteria.
Spousal support has more to do with the income of both of the spouses, and the lower...
Marital separation can be many things. It can be a cooling off period, a time to get some space or even a precursor to divorce. Above all else, though, it is a confusing and often frightening time during which many are left at wit’s end. If you want to make it through a separation, you need to find a way to cope. If you want to keep yourself centered, try following the three pieces of...
Wondering how long does it take to get a divorce in Ontario? As in most other places, getting divorced in Ontario can be a difficult and time-consuming process. This is especially true when couples have a hard time communicating with one another and cannot reach acceptable agreements concerning the division of assets and the establishment of child custody and child support the process becomes...