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Although a married couple are married until they get a divorce, the key date for the division of property and debt under the ''Family Law Act'' is the date of separation and this date is important for both married spouses and unmarried spouses. | Although a married couple are married until they get a divorce, the key date for the division of property and debt under the ''Family Law Act'' is the date of separation and this date is important for both married spouses and unmarried spouses. | ||
Although many people move out when they separate, other couples separate and remain living under the same roof. A physical separation is not necessary to separate, there must simply be an intention to end the relationship and the intimacies that go along with it. Often the decision to separate is made by both spouses, but it only takes one spouse decide to end a relationship, and | Although many people move out when they separate, other couples separate and remain living under the same roof. A physical separation is not necessary to separate, there must simply be an intention to end the relationship and the intimacies that go along with it. Often the decision to separate is made by both spouses, but it only takes one spouse decide to end a relationship, and a spouse's decision to separate doesn't require the consent of the other spouse. | ||
Section 3(4) of the act says | Section 3(4) of the act says this: | ||
<blockquote><tt>(a) spouses may be separated despite continuing to live in the same residence, and</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(a) spouses may be separated despite continuing to live in the same residence, and</tt></blockquote> | ||
