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Difference between revisions of "Basic Principles of Property and Debt in Family Law"

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<blockquote><tt>on separation, each spouse has a right to an undivided half interest in all family property as a tenant in common, and is equally responsible for family debt.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>on separation, each spouse has a right to an undivided half interest in all family property as a tenant in common, and is equally responsible for family debt.</tt></blockquote>


If this sounds odd to you, it's probably because the old ''Family Relations Act'' had four triggering events:
If this sounds odd to you, it's probably because the old ''Family Relations Act'' had four triggering events, each of which required a spouse to have taken some sort of legal step following seaparation. The triggering events under the old act were:


#the annulment of the spouses' marriage,
#the annulment of the spouses' marriage,