Both my spouse and myself have a lawyer who has given us legal advice on separating.
Since then we've gone to a Mediator, who has helped us craft a separation agreement that we both agree to and I feel both understand.
But now my spouse doesn't want her lawyer to review the separation agreement. She will sign it, along with witnesses. But she has said she doesn't need or want her lawyer to review it. Mainly to save money as she doesn't want to give her lawyer anymore money and even the review will cost something and she just said she doesn't need it so won't do it.
I'm worried this might put me at a disadvantage, because a year later she could say she didn't understand the agreement because she didn't have a lawyer review it, so wants to set it aside. Most of the legal websites I've read in canada have said that if both parties don't have a lawyer review the separation agreement it could put that agreement at risk.
What can I do? I'm fine with having my lawyer review the agreement. But I'm worried if she signs with no legal review, it might make the agreement less final if later in the future she becomes unhappy and wants to break it.
Since then we've gone to a Mediator, who has helped us craft a separation agreement that we both agree to and I feel both understand.
But now my spouse doesn't want her lawyer to review the separation agreement. She will sign it, along with witnesses. But she has said she doesn't need or want her lawyer to review it. Mainly to save money as she doesn't want to give her lawyer anymore money and even the review will cost something and she just said she doesn't need it so won't do it.
I'm worried this might put me at a disadvantage, because a year later she could say she didn't understand the agreement because she didn't have a lawyer review it, so wants to set it aside. Most of the legal websites I've read in canada have said that if both parties don't have a lawyer review the separation agreement it could put that agreement at risk.
What can I do? I'm fine with having my lawyer review the agreement. But I'm worried if she signs with no legal review, it might make the agreement less final if later in the future she becomes unhappy and wants to break it.
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