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    Separation Agreement FAQ - Canada - LawDepot Law Library

    For those of us who want comprehensive information on what separation agreements are all about - with no ''legalese'' - click ^^ link.

    This site also hosts an extensive glossary so that you can improve on your legal savy. Before signing anything, please make sure you understand what you're actually agreeing to and make well informed decisions.

  • #2
    I find that site somewhat discouraging, as it perpetuates a lot of bad idesa that we usually try to dispel around here. It makes spousal support sound very likely, for example. It also confuses custody with access, and calls access visitation.

    I want to just attack it and rewrite it better.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Rioe View Post
      I find that site somewhat discouraging, as it perpetuates a lot of bad idesa that we usually try to dispel around here. It makes spousal support sound very likely, for example. It also confuses custody with access, and calls access visitation.

      I want to just attack it and rewrite it better.
      ''Am I legally entitled to spousal maintenance? Spousal maintenance, unlike child support, is not necessarily guaranteed."


      Doesn't sound overly likely to me?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Janibel View Post
        ''Am I legally entitled to spousal maintenance? Spousal maintenance, unlike child support, is not necessarily guaranteed."

        Doesn't sound overly likely to me?
        That sentence doesn't, no, but then it goes on to elaborate a bunch of circumstances in which it might be awarded that are really vague and unfair.

        It also pulls the classic 'maintain the spouse in the lifestyle they were accustomed to' crap which is completely impossible and ridiculous. Both lifestyles take a drop after separation.

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        • #5
          I agree that the information on that site may not be 100% up to standards - and I never claimed it was - but I still found it useful. Your lawyer being the best source for accurate info in any case.

          Perhaps the mods would prefer to close this thread due to incorrect or outdated info that offends you or 'we usually try to dispel around here'?

          For what it's worth, I was not attempting to mislead anyone.

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          • #6
            Janibel I think it was very nice that you provided the link. It's always interesting to read what the 'self help' websites offer.

            Of course I also noted some things that didn't seem right to me - no "rule of 65" mentioned under SS which is quite a big deal.

            In the past I have also posted some links for things that were critiqued. I still keep posting things as I really enjoy tossing the meat to the wolves so-to-speak. Interesting to see the opinions of the regulars.

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            • #7
              Rioe - I had a chuckle at the same thing as you did. I've been through the whole gamut with regards to SS and I don't think anyone (judge, OC or my side) have ever brought up "keeping her in the lifestyle to which she was accustomed" sort of thing. How archaic! I was married 30 yrs and this was never a consideration.

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              • #8
                I think if someone were to write a help-book for Divorce Today it should emphasize the importance of documentation.... don't rely on your ex to give you financial disclosure just because there is a court order.... The Affidavit: lies, lies and more lies (this is to be expected).... Don't move out of your house... etc.

                Oh, and I almost forgot, you have to say "in the best interest of the children" in every single paragraph of every single document you submit, even if you don't really mean it - just strategy [like the judge is dumb enough to believe you because you have added that statement].
                Last edited by arabian; 02-28-2014, 11:44 PM.

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                • #9
                  The lifestyle to which I was becoming accustomed to was the reason for my wanting a divorce lol!

                  True enough there was no mention of the rule of 65, though age and length of marriage was cited as one of the many factors leading to entitlement.

                  I'm obviously not cracked up to be an intellectual elitist - I'll do better next time ... maybe lol!

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                  • #10
                    Hey if you didn't post it we'd have nothing to talk about this Friday night would we?

                    I'm in a crappy sort of mood - I made a mistake on internet banking and paid the wrong recipient 430.00. When I called the cheapo bank I use, expecting them to reverse things immediately, they said "so sad too bad" so I guess you get what you pay for. Lesson learned.

                    Anyhow - I probably need some reading glasses. Just another reminder of one's age.

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                    • #11
                      LMAO!!! crappy mood you say? and here I thought it was only me! Must be a full moon or something ... some crack pot was having a fit at the drugstore this afternoon, something about getting the wrong meds .... had to wait in line for 45 minutes for my allergy pills (snif).

                      Tonight I feel old and feeble-minded lol!

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                      • #12
                        So when one is separated/divorced you can't blame your significant other for mistakes like this anymore.

                        You own it!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by arabian View Post
                          So when one is separated/divorced you can't blame your significant other for mistakes like this anymore.

                          You own it!
                          Speak for yourself Arabian - I blame everything on my ex, regardless if he had anything to do with it or not! (one of the many perks of being single).

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Janibel View Post
                            The lifestyle to which I was becoming accustomed to was the reason for my wanting a divorce lol!
                            Very true! That was no way to live - and now I am happily becoming accustomed to a very different lifestyle. And I'm not just talking financially.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by stripes View Post
                              Very true! That was no way to live - and now I am happily becoming accustomed to a very different lifestyle. And I'm not just talking financially.

                              In the beginning it's an up-hill battle, but well worth the effort for a better life ... and peace, blessed peace! You can't put a price-tag on that.

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