Few people, even when they are entering a second (or third, or fourth) relationship consider that this one, like the previous one(s), might end. Love is in the air, and it is hard for most people to imagine that it would ever leave or that one person might treat the other badly.
Read moreThe law assumes that each spouse makes equal if different contributions. If the relationship ends, they share the family property equally.
Equalization payment
Person with greater new family property (NFP) must pay the other spouse half of the difference.
Common Law
If the relationship ends,
This webinar examines key safety issues for women leaving an abusive relationship from the time the woman begins to consider separation, throughout the separation and family law processes and beyond. We will look at both physical and emotional safety issues, legal steps women can take, tech safety and keeping children safe,
A woman living with her common law partner for many years may think she has equal right to their property, but that might not be the case. There are significant differences in legal rights and responsibilities depending on whether people are married or living common-law.
This webinar explores different kinds of intimate relationships,
This webinar provides information on how technology can be used against women experiencing intimate ex/partner violence and provides tips for survivors and advocates around safety planning, managing electronic communication and how to this may be addressed in family court.
This webinar is another in the series on family law issues when there’s family violence presented by Luke’s Place in partnership with CLEO,
Published in the Globe & Mail by Elizabeth Renzetti
Being trapped inside your house during this coronavirus crisis is hard enough. Now imagine being truly trapped: Let’s say you’re a woman who’s been living with an abusive partner, and planning to leave him. A decision about whether to leave, already dangerous and difficult,
This webinar looks at the issue of international abduction of children in the context of family violence, with a focus on steps a woman can take to pre-empt an international abduction as well as what she can do if her children are abducted.
This is the latest in a series of webinars on family law issues when there’s family violence presented by Luke’s Place in partnership with CLEO,
In an emergency, dial 911 for immediate assistance.
Connect with the women’s shelter in your community (you can find a list at ShelterSafe.ca). Even if you don’t stay at the shelter, staff can provide outreach services to support you and can help you make an emergency escape plan as well as a safety plan.
Many women who leave abusive relationships are dealing with multiple legal issues, each of which has an impact on the other(s). When there is a family law case, a child protection investigation, criminal charges and/or family members’ status in Canada will impact that case. This webinar on intersecting legal issues looks at three common legal systems: family,
Property division after separation depends on whether the couple was married or living common-law. A domestic contract lets a couple set their own terms in their relationship.
A domestic contract is a legal agreement. Domestic contracts include cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts and separation agreements.
“Pre-nups” are domestic contracts
A cohabitation agreement is an agreement between a couple that either lives together or is about to do so.
