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}}This chapter focuses on the division of property and debt between married spouses and unmarried spouses. Under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'', spouses are presumed to keep | }}This chapter focuses on the division of property and debt between married spouses and unmarried spouses. Under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'', spouses are presumed to keep the property that each of them brought into their relationship and to share in the things they acquired during their relationship. The same rules apply about debt. Spouses are presumed to share responsibility for the debts that accumulated during their relationship. The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't talk about the division of property or debt. | ||
This introductory section provides basic information about property and debt. It also looks at the rules about property that apply to couples who are not spouses, and reviews some of the income tax issues that can come up when dividing property. The sections that follow will go into the rules about the [[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|division of property and debt in a lot more detail]], steps that you can take to [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|protect family property]], and [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|how property and debt are divided]] by the court through court orders and by spouses through separation agreements. | This introductory section provides basic information about property and debt. It also looks at the rules about property that apply to couples who are not spouses, and reviews some of the income tax issues that can come up when dividing property. The sections that follow will go into the rules about the [[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|division of property and debt in a lot more detail]], steps that you can take to [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|protect family property]], and [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|how property and debt are divided]] by the court through court orders and by spouses through separation agreements. | ||
