Ontario treats common-law and married couples differently when divorcing. Lawyers want that changed | CBC News

  • 📰 CBCToronto
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 9 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 7%
  • Publisher: 61%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

Family Law Act doesn't give common-law spouses automatic share of property when they divorce in Ontario.

Family Law Act doesn't give common-law spouses automatic share of property when they divorce in OntarioPeople in common-law relationships in Ontario often

must go to court when they divorce, because the province's Family Law Act does not give them the legal right to a 50-50 share of property that married spouses have.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

So what if 1 person paid for 90% of the house? Why would it be 50/50?

9h ago and only 25 likes. People are really starting to see through you guys aren't they?

All common-law spouses have the option to marry the moment they want. Either the marriage institution should be abolished or it should be respected. What exact automation does CBC want? Wealth redistribution based on the readings of a meter on their beds?

And it shouldn’t because that would impose obligations on people who CHOOSE not to marry. Having a distinction is actually better so people know what they are getting in to. I know many adults who want to cohabitate but not get married

Yep had some relatives & friends surprised by this law. Bottom line get your name on the house title

Lawyers want money

Marriage is the biggest scam ever

This isn’t a secret?

This is a ridiculous headline. Common law spouses can’t divorce! Words matter. Be a journalist!

Don't be stupid fellas, get her to sign a pre-nup.

Nor should it.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 51. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Lawyer says WNBA star Brittney Griner had doctor's letter for cannabis | CBC SportsA lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner has presented a Russian court with a doctor's letter recommending she use cannabis to treat pain. You can't take banned substances to other countries. She travels often. I don't see how this is a national issue or why she's a special case. America is such a fame wh0re. Completely unfortunate but they’re gonna make an example of her and she will get jail time Lol, an American doctor's note has no bearing on Russian law. Don't break the law of another country you're travelling too
Source: CBCNews - 🏆 2. / 99 Read more »

Mother and son facing deportation after 19 years in Canada get 3-month reprieve as lawyer takes fight to court | CBC NewsA Toronto woman and her son who were facing deportation after living in Canada for 19 years are now being allowed to stay for three more months as their lawyer takes their fight to federal court. Maybe they can identify as Ukrainian refugees and get a bunch of money and free housing🤷🏻‍♂️ Blind laws!! Or Idiotic archaic bureaucracy?! SeanFraserMP and the liberal_party what did you expect from this incompetent government?
Source: CBCNews - 🏆 2. / 99 Read more »

Common-law couples on the rise, Statistics Canada data showA new tranche of census data shows the typical Canadian family is diverging further from the nuclear structure that was once the norm, with more couples living in common-law partnerships and without children. The WEF agenda was always to make life so unaffordable that people wouldn’t have kids. Then give people a basic universal income and they will be dependent on government who will then become their god. We’re ditching the Queen for 2 doubles!!! Destroying the fabric of society and creating many more issues
Source: TorontoStar - 🏆 60. / 55 Read more »

Doctors, patients in U.S. making profound medical choices amid changing abortion laws | CBC News'For physicians and patients alike, this is a frightening and fraught time, with new, unprecedented concerns about data privacy, access to contraception, and even when to begin lifesaving care,' a doctor says. The same will happen in Canada if Conservatives ever form government here again. Meanwhile in Canada, because of JustinTrudeau’s hyperinflation people are running out of money to buy basic necessities like food, shelter and clothing, but you keep on ignoring Trudeau’s failures with non-stop U.S. abortion nonsense. Lmao I’m pregnant in Canada & don’t have healthcare either because of a massive shortage of family doctors, we are NO BETTER HERE!!!!
Source: CBCNews - 🏆 2. / 99 Read more »