It may be easier in the short-term, but simply moving out is a bad strategy in a divorce as it may affect your claim for custody and/or access. It may appear that you “abandoned” your family responsibilities and left the children with the other spouse as the primary parent.
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If the parents of one of the partners gives $100,000 which is used to pay off the mortgage on the matrimonial home. Now that they have separated, that money from the parents given can be requested to be returned.
Money from a gift or inheritance received by one spouse that goes to paying for the family home remains as part of the value of the house. This cannot be excluded from the value of the matrimonial home. If a gift or inheritance goes to a specific spouse and is kept separate, it can probably […]
Read MoreIn a common-law relationship if a partner brought children to the relationship, where one is not the biological parent,will the partner who is not the parent have to pay child support if the relationship ends
Courts are concerned with the best interest of the child. So, if the partner has been acting as a mother or father (parent) to someone else’s children, it may be required to pay child support.
Read MoreIf a former spouse is not paying the child support they can be denied access to the children until payments are received
Child support and access are separate issues. The court takes a dim view of withholding access to children. Courts are concerned with the best interests of the children. This means two things: 1.Courts are in favor of ensuring that children spend time with both of their parents unless there are strong reasons against doing so. […]
Read MoreThe law treats a traditional marriage and a common-law marriage the same when a relationship ends.
In some ways it does, but in some ways it doesn’t. The issues of custody, access and child support are usually resolved the same way regardless of whether the spouses are actually married. The issue of spousal support will also be treated the same provided that the spouses have lived together for at least three […]
Read MoreIf one of the parties moves out of the house they will lose it in the property division.
No. Presence in the home does not dictate how assets are divided in divorce. Interests in the home comes from who is on title or from status as a party to a divorce case in which it is an asset.
Read MoreIf proof is presented that the spouse cheated they should pay more in child support because of their infidelity.
As painful as being cheated on can be, family court will not increase support payment to punish bad behavior. A spouse being unfaithful is also not a factor used to determine the amount of spousal support payable.
Read MoreMothers always get custody of the children.
This is not the case. As part of the divorce process the courts are mandated by family legislation to make custody and access awards that are in keeping with numerous factors. Primary among them is the “best interests” of the child. There is also a misconception that fathers can never get joint custody; this is […]
Read MoreWhat advice can be offered to someone going through a divorce and separation process?
It is best to take this process one day at a time. Make sure you find time for yourself. Take a bath, go for a walk, read a book or get a coffee. Making time for yourself even for a few minutes can always help.
Read MoreWhat happens if child support paying parent’s income decreases and payments cannot be met?
An application can be brought to vary an existing order, if there is an order in place, so that the payments are adjusted to match the table amounts that best reflect your current economic situation.
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