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Surviving your divorce [electronic resource] : a guide to Canadian family law.

Summary:

When people are going through the emotional trauma of separation and divorce, they turn to Canada's best-selling guide to family law, Surviving Your Divorce. In it, family law expert Michael G. Cochrane, LL.B., answers questions such as: What are my rights? What will happen to the children? How much does divorce cost? Surviving Your Divorce is a non-technical book that explains the legal options available to married, common-law, and same-sex couples going through separation or divorce.This popular guidecovers child custody, division of property, support, domestic violence, the rights of common-law, and same-sex couples going through separation or divorce.

Record details

ISBN: 9781118083987 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1118083989 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781118083994 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1118083997 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (370 p.)
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

The Trial Itself

Formatted Contents Note:

Surviving Your Divorce: A Guide to Canadian Family Law; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Introduction to the 5th Edition; Chapter 1 -- Taking A Look at Ourselves: The Emotional Stages of Marriage Breakdown; Some Observations on Marriage; Emotional Stages; Marriage Counselling: Getting Help to Cope; Why Did This Happen? Th e Causes of Divorce; Transition People: Cause or Casualty; To Sum Up; Chapter 2 -- Taking A Look At Lawyers: Take Charge of the Relationship; Family Law Lawyers: A Special Breed; Finding A Lawyer; The Ideal Family Law Lawyer; The "Rights" Movements

Conflicts of InterestFamily Law and Legal Aid; The Retainer (or What Everyone Else Calls a Contract); Confidentiality; The First Interview with Your Lawyer; If You are Dissatisfi ed with Your Lawyer; Firing Your Lawyer; What to Do When You Are Unhappy about Your Lawyer's Bill; To Sum Up; Chapter 3 -- Taking a Look at the Process: Understanding Family Law and the Legal System; The Legal System; Onus of Proof; Family Law and the Courts; The Rules of Court; To Sum Up; Chapter 4 -- Getting a Divorce: Dissolving the Marriage Vows; Grounds for Divorce; Reconciliation (Hey, Sometimes It Happens)

The Procedure for a DivorceUncontested Divorces; Urgently Needed Divorce; Joint Application for Divorce; Contested Divorces; Bars to Divorce; Marriages of Convenience; Legal Fees for Divorce; To Sum Up; Chapter 5 -- Dividing The Family's Property: Get Your Fair Share from the Marriage Partnership; Time Limitations: Waiting Can Cost you Your Rights; What Is "Property"?; What Is Debt?; Financial Statements; Value of Assets and Liabilities; How Is Value Determined?; What Is not Divided? Exempt Property; Date of Valuation; Unequal Division of Property Values; The Matrimonial Home; Pensions

Canada Pension Plan (CPP)Paying an Amount to Resolve Property; Some Tax Considerations; To Sum Up; Chapter 6 -- Obligations to the Children of a Divorce: Every Parent's Top Priority; Custody and Access: Understanding Terminology; Who Is a Child?; How Is Custody Determined?; Help from Professionals When Determining Custody; Hotspots; Strategic Considerations; Paternity Agreements; What Will We Tell the Children?; A Warning; To Sum Up; Chapter 7 -- Support: Financial Assistance aft er Separation; Child Support; Who Is a Parent?; Who Is a Child?; Spousal Support; Parental Support; To Sum Up

Chapter 8 -- Common-Law Spouses Have Rights too: (Just Not the Same as Married Couples)The Meaning of "Common Law"; Children in Common-Law Relationships; Spousal Support; Property Division for Common-Law Couples; Federal Legislation; Cohabitation Agreements; Obtain Legal Advice; To Sum Up; Chapter 9 -- Settling Your Diff erences: Avoiding the Courtroom; 1. Offers to Settle; 2. Minutes of Settlement; 3. Orders on Consent; 4. Separation Agreements; 5. Memorandum of Understanding; To Sum Up; Chapter 10 -- Not Settling Your Diff erences: Going to Court; The Courtroom; The Paper Chase