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|link = [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=separation%20agreements Separation Agreements]
|link = [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-forms-documents/agreements Separation Agreements]
}}A separation agreement is a contract that records a settlement of the legal issues that arose following the end of a married or unmarried relationship. Unlike marriage and cohabitation agreements, which are made when a relationship starts, separation agreements are made when the relationship is over.  
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A separation agreement is a contract that records a settlement of the legal issues that arose following the end of a married or unmarried relationship. Unlike marriage and cohabitation agreements, which are made when a relationship starts, separation agreements are made when the relationship is over.  


Separation agreements can be an effective and inexpensive way of resolving legal issues that are often very difficult. However, the terms of the agreement must be fair, and the parties must be able to get along well enough to negotiate the deal and then put it into <span class="noglossary">action</span> when it's done.
Separation agreements can be an effective and inexpensive way of resolving legal issues that are often very difficult. However, the terms of the agreement must be fair, and the parties must be able to get along well enough to negotiate the deal and then put it into <span class="noglossary">action</span> when it's done.
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===Links===
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* [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal forms & documents] from Legal Aid BC
* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-forms-documents/agreements/making-agreement-after-you-separate "Making an agreement after you separate"] from Legal Aid BC
**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement after you separate" and "Who can help you reach an agreement?"
*[https://www.bcfma.ca/ BC Family Maintenance Agency] website from the Government of British Columbia
*[https://www.bcfma.ca/ BC Family Maintenance Agency] website from the Government of British Columbia
* [https://www.familieschange.ca/ Families Change] website from the Justice Education Society of BC and BC Ministry of Attorney General
* [https://www.familieschange.ca/ Families Change] website from the Justice Education Society of BC and BC Ministry of Attorney General
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4639 Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page on Separation & Divorce]
* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's common questions on Separation & Divorce]
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1126 Separation and Separation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
*[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/separation-agreements/ Separation and Separation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4282 MyLaw BC Make a Separation Plan Pathway] from Legal Aid BC
* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/going-through-separation Going Through Separation] from Legal Aid BC
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4139 Parent Guide to Separation and Divorce] from the Justice Education Society of BC
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4648 Going Through Separation] from Legal Aid BC


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