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===Dividing family property=== | ===Dividing family property=== | ||
The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' deals with the division of property and debt when a couple separates. This law applies to people who are spouses — that is, to married couples and to people in a common-law relationship of two years or more. | The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' deals with the division of property and debt when a couple separates. This law applies to people who are '''spouses''' — that is, to married couples and to people in a common-law relationship of two years or more. | ||
When their relationship ends, spouses are presumed to keep property they brought into the relationship and to share in property they acquired during their relationship. | When their relationship ends, spouses are presumed to keep property they brought into the relationship and to share in property they acquired during their relationship. | ||