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Surviving your divorce : a guide to Canadian family law / Michael G. Cochrane.

Summary:

An updated edition of this guide to navigating the often choppy waters of divorce includes new information on the causes of marriage breakdown and separation; when you need legal aid; provincial guidelines for child support; legislation around common-law and same sex marriage; mediation and arbitration; and marriages of convenience, among many other issues. The author has been practising law for 30 years in Canada and features regularly in the broadcast and print media.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781118083963 (sc.) :
  • ISBN: 1118083962 (sc.)
  • Physical Description: xii, 356 p. : forms ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 5th ed.
  • Publisher: Mississauga, Ont. : John Wiley & Sons Canada, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
ch. 1 Taking A Look at Ourselves: The Emotional Stages of Marriage Breakdown -- ch. 2 Taking A Look At Lawyers: Take Charge of the Relationship -- ch. 3 Taking a Look at the Process: Understanding Family Law and the Legal System -- ch. 4 Getting a Divorce: Dissolving the Marriage Vows -- ch. 5 Dividing The Family's Property: Get Your Fair Share from the Marriage Partnership -- ch. 6 Obligations to the Children of a Divorce: Every Parent's Top Priority -- ch. 7 Support: Financial Assistance after Separation -- ch. 8 Common Law Spouses Have Rights too: (Just Not the Same as Married Couples) -- ch. 9 Settling Your Differences: Avoiding the Courtroom -- ch. 10 Not Settling Your Differences: Going to Court -- ch. 11 Alternatives to Court: Mediation, Arbitration and Collaborative Family Law -- ch. 12 Enforcing Family Law Orders: Making an Order Stick -- ch. 13 Grandparents and "Other Interested Persons" -- ch. 14 Domestic Violence: A Problem that Just Won't Go Away -- ch. 15 Marriage Contracts and Cohabitation Agreements: Managing Your Relationship---Contractually -- ch. 16 Family Law and Your Will -- ch. 17 Self Representation: How to Represent Yourself -- Appendix A Some Important Paperwork -- Appendix B (To be Attached to a Full Separation Agreement): The Parenting Plan -- Appendix C Table of Common Law Rights and Responsibilities -- Appendix D Canadian Child Support Guidelines.
Subject: Divorce > Law and legislation > Canada.
Domestic relations > Canada.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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Michael Cochrane, LL.B., has been practicing law in Ontario for over 30 years. He is the author of numerous books on family law, including Do We Need a Marriage Contract? and Do We Need a Cohabitation Agreement? He has hosted Strictly Legal, a legal affairs program on BNN, and has been a guest legal expert on programs such as Canada A.M., Counterspin, and As It Happens. For his speaking schedule and further information, visit www.michaelcochrane.ca.


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