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When your relationship ends, it can be difficult to navigate your legal entitlements especially if a co-habitation agreement was not in place. Although common-law relationships are treated differently than marriages under Ontario law, property division is still a possibility. Although it’s not automatically guaranteed, there are legal steps a common-law partner can take to divide …
When children are involved in your separation, it can be complicated to figure out how parenting will work going forward. Once decision-making responsibility and parenting time for your child have been finalized, your next steps may involve determining what child support will look like. This process can be confusing, considering payments are subject to change …
The Importance of Keeping Gifts and Inheritances Separate From Joint Assets When you and your partner decide to separate or divorce, the assets you accumulated throughout your marriage form your net family property and are be subject to equalization, with a few notable exceptions. However, assets deemed gifts or inheritances may be excluded from net …
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