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Most spouses separate when one spouse moves out. Moving out can sometimes be a problem, since living together is so cost-effective. When you're living under the same roof, there's only one mortgage or rent <span class="noglossary">bill</span> to pay, one hydro <span class="noglossary">bill</span>, one grocery <span class="noglossary">bill</span>, and one phone <span class="noglossary">bill</span>. When someone moves out, the same pool of income has to cover two rent bills, two hydro bills, two grocery bills, and two phone bills. | Most spouses separate when one spouse moves out. Moving out can sometimes be a problem, since living together is so cost-effective. When you're living under the same roof, there's only one mortgage or rent <span class="noglossary">bill</span> to pay, one hydro <span class="noglossary">bill</span>, one grocery <span class="noglossary">bill</span>, and one phone <span class="noglossary">bill</span>. When someone moves out, the same pool of income has to cover two rent bills, two hydro bills, two grocery bills, and two phone bills. | ||
Because living in different homes can be so expensive, a lot of people decide to separate but remain living under the same roof. From the court's point of view, a married couple can be separated but still live together as long as: | Because living in different homes can be so expensive, a lot of people decide to separate but remain living under the same roof. From the court's point of view, a married or unmarried couple can be separated but still live together as long as: | ||
*you're not sleeping together, | *you're not sleeping together, | ||
*you're not having sex with each other, | *you're not having sex with each other, | ||
*you each do your own chores (cooking your own meals, doing your own laundry, and so forth), | *you each do your own chores (cooking your own meals, doing your own laundry, and so forth), | ||
* | *at least one of your has announced the decision to separate to the other spouse, and | ||
*you've stopped going to social functions together as a couple. | *you've stopped going to social functions together as a couple. | ||
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==For more information== | ==For more information== | ||
You can find out more about separation in the chapter [[ | You can find out more about separation in the chapter [[Separating and Getting Divorced]] within the section [[Separation and the Law]]. | ||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[ | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Beatrice McCutcheon]], September 18, 2023}} | ||
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