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*''spousal support'', money that is paid to help with a spouse's day-to-day living expenses, like rent, the phone bill and the hydro <span class="noglossary">bill</span>, and sometimes to compensate a spouse for the economic decisions made during the relationship. | *''spousal support'', money that is paid to help with a spouse's day-to-day living expenses, like rent, the phone bill and the hydro <span class="noglossary">bill</span>, and sometimes to compensate a spouse for the economic decisions made during the relationship. | ||
When a couple have property, sometimes including when only one person has property, they have to decide if and how that property <span class="noglossary">will</span> be shared between them. In family law, the property married spouses and unmarried spouses share is called ''family property'', generally only the | When a couple have property, sometimes including when only one person has property, they have to decide if and how that property <span class="noglossary">will</span> be shared between them. In family law, the property married spouses and unmarried spouses share is called ''family property'', generally only the property that accumulated during a relationship. Family property can include things like houses, bank accounts, and cars. It can also include RRSPs and pensions. | ||
Sometimes a couple also has to decide who <span class="noglossary">will</span> take responsibility for debts. Generally, only the debts that accumulated during a relationship <span class="noglossary">will</span> be shared between married spouses and unmarried spouses. | Sometimes a couple also has to decide who <span class="noglossary">will</span> take responsibility for debts. Generally, only the debts that accumulated during a relationship <span class="noglossary">will</span> be shared between married spouses and unmarried spouses. | ||