Opened my account here a while back but didn't quite know what to say or where to start. Seems like one way or another, we have the same woes. So, i just wish to convey that i feel content to be here, amongst all of us, kindred spirits...
First time for me so call me a newbie. Working on first draft of separation agreement (Ontario)...quite overwhelming ~ the form...so i dropped it for a bit and conducted a property inventory room per room, plotted things on an excel sheet :-) and identified which ones i want to keep and which he may want to keep. Some discussions took place on this already so it looks like we won't have a major problem on who gets what...except perhaps that charming cherry dining set...LOL.
Kidding aside, my first issue deals with CHRONOLOGY: effectively, which one really first ~ like really! We both work for the federal government (hence pension split a separation item) but anticipate the pension calculation to take quite a bit of time in time to be able to include any provisions surrounding it within the separation agreement, BUT to apply for the pension split, we need to complete a separation agreement as a supporting document. So this is a chicken and egg question . Appreciate some input for those who have experienced this.
My second issue deals with lawyers. Logically i think we need one each to have a fairer representation, but do we, really? If we come to terms with all items in the separation agreement and the only thing a lawyer needs to do is to determine the fairness within the terms we agreed upon under Ontario family law? Can one lawyer effectively look after both our interests? Could save us some $?!? Appreciate some comments here.
Well, there are a lot of us trying to get a slice of your time in this forum and i don't wanna monopolize your time. So i will end my query here and hope that someone takes notice of my post and lends a helping hand!
Cheers,
2bFREE2012
First time for me so call me a newbie. Working on first draft of separation agreement (Ontario)...quite overwhelming ~ the form...so i dropped it for a bit and conducted a property inventory room per room, plotted things on an excel sheet :-) and identified which ones i want to keep and which he may want to keep. Some discussions took place on this already so it looks like we won't have a major problem on who gets what...except perhaps that charming cherry dining set...LOL.
Kidding aside, my first issue deals with CHRONOLOGY: effectively, which one really first ~ like really! We both work for the federal government (hence pension split a separation item) but anticipate the pension calculation to take quite a bit of time in time to be able to include any provisions surrounding it within the separation agreement, BUT to apply for the pension split, we need to complete a separation agreement as a supporting document. So this is a chicken and egg question . Appreciate some input for those who have experienced this.
My second issue deals with lawyers. Logically i think we need one each to have a fairer representation, but do we, really? If we come to terms with all items in the separation agreement and the only thing a lawyer needs to do is to determine the fairness within the terms we agreed upon under Ontario family law? Can one lawyer effectively look after both our interests? Could save us some $?!? Appreciate some comments here.
Well, there are a lot of us trying to get a slice of your time in this forum and i don't wanna monopolize your time. So i will end my query here and hope that someone takes notice of my post and lends a helping hand!
Cheers,
2bFREE2012
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