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Surviving your divorce : a guide to Canadian family law
Record details
- ISBN: 9781118083963 (sc.) :
- ISBN: 1118083962 (sc.)
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Physical Description:
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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. |
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| Subject: | Divorce -- Law and legislation -- Canada Domestic relations -- Canada |
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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.
