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*your financial information, including your credit card statements, bank statements, RRSP and investment account statements, and so forth, | *your financial information, including your credit card statements, bank statements, RRSP and investment account statements, and so forth, | ||
*your MSP card and your private medical insurance card, if you have one, | *your MSP card and your private medical insurance card, if you have one, | ||
*your immigration or citizenship documents, if you are new to Canada, and | *your immigration or citizenship documents, if you are new to Canada, and | ||
*your passport and | *your passport | ||
If you have children,, consider taking or securing their birth certificates and passports. | |||
You may also wish to take a fair share, half or less than half, of the household property such as the children's clothing, the furniture, and your personal effects. However, I would really encourage you to think twice about this and proceed with caution. Yes, the odds are quite good that half the common household property is yours, but the last thing you want to do after separation is to ramp up the tension any further. If you absolutely cannot live without the dish set, then take the dish set, but otherwise it may be best to leave the dish set at home. Nothing looks worse than the spouse who takes half the glasses, half the cutlery, half of a dining room suite, and half of the living room furniture. | You may also wish to take a fair share, half or less than half, of the household property such as the children's clothing, the furniture, and your personal effects. However, I would really encourage you to think twice about this and proceed with caution. Yes, the odds are quite good that half the common household property is yours, but the last thing you want to do after separation is to ramp up the tension any further. If you absolutely cannot live without the dish set, then take the dish set, but otherwise it may be best to leave the dish set at home. Nothing looks worse than the spouse who takes half the glasses, half the cutlery, half of a dining room suite, and half of the living room furniture. | ||
