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==Property claims and people who aren't spouses== | ==Property claims and people who aren't spouses== | ||
People are not spouses within the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' definition at s. 3 cannot make a claim for the division of property or debt through that act. When people who aren't spouses own an asset jointly, like a house or a car, they are presumed to each be entitled to half of the value of that property. Where a person claims a share of property owned only by the other person, he or she will have to prove an entitlement to that asset through the principles of the common law. | People are not spouses within the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' definition at s. 3, described above, cannot make a claim for the division of property or debt through that act. When people who aren't spouses own an asset jointly, like a house or a car, they are presumed to each be entitled to half of the value of that property. Where a person claims a share of property owned only by the other person, he or she will have to prove an entitlement to that asset through the principles of the common law. | ||
===Jointly-owned assets=== | ===Jointly-owned assets=== | ||
