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***Please Mods fix the thread title typo: SEPARATION**** Thanks
Perhaps this can be made into a "Sticky" at some point to better help people? It can be tweaked to your own particular situation, but it covers most areas
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B E T W E E N:
[FONT="] FULL LEGAL NAME (referred to as the "husband" in this agreement)[/FONT]
[FONT="] - and - [/FONT]
[FONT="] FULL LEGAL NAME (referred to as the "wife" in this agreement)[/FONT]
[FONT="]BACKGROUND:[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]1[/FONT][FONT="]) The husband and wife were married in the City of____________, in the Province of Ontario, on ; [/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]2[/FONT][FONT="]) There is/are____child(ren) of the marriage, namely,_____________ , born_________ and______________ , born__________ . They are referred to individually by name or as "the child" and collectively as "the children".[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]3[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties have agreed to live separate and apart and have in fact lived separate and apart continuously since______________ .[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]4[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties have agreed to settle all issues between them.[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT] [FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]5[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties agree that if the marriage is dissolved, the terms "wife" and "husband" will be construed to mean "former wife" and "former husband" in the following agreement.[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]6[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties have agreed to enter into the following agreement which is a domestic contract within the meaning of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]1[/FONT][FONT="]. DEFINITIONS:[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]1[/FONT][FONT="]) In this agreement:[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]i[/FONT][FONT="]) "automobile" means the 19, Licence No. ;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]ii[/FONT][FONT="]) "brief vacation" means not exceeding two weeks;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]iii[/FONT][FONT="]) "company" means and any assets, interests, liabilities and shares in it or any successor;[/FONT]
[FONT="](i[/FONT][FONT="]iv[/FONT][FONT="]) "income tax" and "income taxes" includes tax, interest and penalties owing under the provisions of the Income Tax Act and any tax owing under similar federal or provincial legislation;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]v[/FONT][FONT="]) "matrimonial home" means the family home at____________ , Ontario;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]vi[/FONT][FONT="]) "property" means real or personal property or any interest in such property;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]vii[/FONT][FONT="]) "Arbitration Act" means the Arbitration Act, S.O. 1991, c. 17;[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT] [FONT="](viii) "Children's Law Reform Act" means the Children's Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12;[/FONT]
[FONT="](i[/FONT][FONT="]viii[/FONT][FONT="]) "Divorce Act" means the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. D-3.4;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]ix[/FONT][FONT="]) "Child Support Guidelines" means the Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175;[/FONT]
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Perhaps this can be made into a "Sticky" at some point to better help people? It can be tweaked to your own particular situation, but it covers most areas
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B E T W E E N:
[FONT="] FULL LEGAL NAME (referred to as the "husband" in this agreement)[/FONT]
[FONT="] - and - [/FONT]
[FONT="] FULL LEGAL NAME (referred to as the "wife" in this agreement)[/FONT]
[FONT="]BACKGROUND:[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]1[/FONT][FONT="]) The husband and wife were married in the City of____________, in the Province of Ontario, on ; [/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]2[/FONT][FONT="]) There is/are____child(ren) of the marriage, namely,_____________ , born_________ and______________ , born__________ . They are referred to individually by name or as "the child" and collectively as "the children".[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]3[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties have agreed to live separate and apart and have in fact lived separate and apart continuously since______________ .[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]4[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties have agreed to settle all issues between them.[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT] [FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]5[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties agree that if the marriage is dissolved, the terms "wife" and "husband" will be construed to mean "former wife" and "former husband" in the following agreement.[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]6[/FONT][FONT="]) The parties have agreed to enter into the following agreement which is a domestic contract within the meaning of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]1[/FONT][FONT="]. DEFINITIONS:[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]1[/FONT][FONT="]) In this agreement:[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]i[/FONT][FONT="]) "automobile" means the 19, Licence No. ;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]ii[/FONT][FONT="]) "brief vacation" means not exceeding two weeks;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]iii[/FONT][FONT="]) "company" means and any assets, interests, liabilities and shares in it or any successor;[/FONT]
[FONT="](i[/FONT][FONT="]iv[/FONT][FONT="]) "income tax" and "income taxes" includes tax, interest and penalties owing under the provisions of the Income Tax Act and any tax owing under similar federal or provincial legislation;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]v[/FONT][FONT="]) "matrimonial home" means the family home at____________ , Ontario;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]vi[/FONT][FONT="]) "property" means real or personal property or any interest in such property;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]vii[/FONT][FONT="]) "Arbitration Act" means the Arbitration Act, S.O. 1991, c. 17;[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT] [FONT="](viii) "Children's Law Reform Act" means the Children's Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12;[/FONT]
[FONT="](i[/FONT][FONT="]viii[/FONT][FONT="]) "Divorce Act" means the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. D-3.4;[/FONT]
[FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]ix[/FONT][FONT="]) "Child Support Guidelines" means the Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175;[/FONT]
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