Hey all,
Question about SS from my situation. The wife just sent me an email today outlying what she will be looking for with our separation agreement.
Our situation. Together 11 years. Married 7.5. No kids (I have one 50% of the time from a previous relationship, 14 years old), no home, no assets, no savings. We rent. We have our own bank accounts, our own car payments. Everything we do/did was for ourselves. She even left in Aug 2019 saying we were done, but came back a week later "to find herself", and nothing changed. It was not your typical marriage.
We still live in the same rented home. I e-transfer her half the rent every month, always have. She writes the rent cheque. She pays heat and hydro, I pay car insurance and Rogers. I don't even know how much the bills are, nor does she. We have just always done it this way. We buy our own groceries and personal stuff.
I have been sleeping in the basement since 2017 (long story and circumstances), but we do not even share a bed together. We basically lived together for convenience sake, do not go to family gatherings, social events, vacations etc.
When I see stuff like this from all Ontario sites for SS:
You will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:
You had responsibilities during the relationship that prevented you from building your own career, such as taking care of children or helping your spouse build their career.
Your separation or divorce left you in need of financial support and the other spouse has enough income and assets to pay support.
You have a legal agreement that says you will get spousal support if you separate.
I ask will she be able to get spousal support from me?
Together this long we never even knew how much each other made until today. I just found out her income because she asked for mine for the separation agreement.
i make $82000
She makes $46000
under the circumstances, our living styles, our income and no assets or savings, what are the chances of paying support?
Edit: She has always worked and nothing prevented her of a better career.
Thanks all, have a great weekend.
Question about SS from my situation. The wife just sent me an email today outlying what she will be looking for with our separation agreement.
Our situation. Together 11 years. Married 7.5. No kids (I have one 50% of the time from a previous relationship, 14 years old), no home, no assets, no savings. We rent. We have our own bank accounts, our own car payments. Everything we do/did was for ourselves. She even left in Aug 2019 saying we were done, but came back a week later "to find herself", and nothing changed. It was not your typical marriage.
We still live in the same rented home. I e-transfer her half the rent every month, always have. She writes the rent cheque. She pays heat and hydro, I pay car insurance and Rogers. I don't even know how much the bills are, nor does she. We have just always done it this way. We buy our own groceries and personal stuff.
I have been sleeping in the basement since 2017 (long story and circumstances), but we do not even share a bed together. We basically lived together for convenience sake, do not go to family gatherings, social events, vacations etc.
When I see stuff like this from all Ontario sites for SS:
You will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:
You had responsibilities during the relationship that prevented you from building your own career, such as taking care of children or helping your spouse build their career.
Your separation or divorce left you in need of financial support and the other spouse has enough income and assets to pay support.
You have a legal agreement that says you will get spousal support if you separate.
I ask will she be able to get spousal support from me?
Together this long we never even knew how much each other made until today. I just found out her income because she asked for mine for the separation agreement.
i make $82000
She makes $46000
under the circumstances, our living styles, our income and no assets or savings, what are the chances of paying support?
Edit: She has always worked and nothing prevented her of a better career.
Thanks all, have a great weekend.
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