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However, if:</blockquote> | However, if:</blockquote> | ||
:*you and your spouse lived somewhere else for a long time, | ::*you and your spouse lived somewhere else for a long time, | ||
:*you have property outside of the province, or | ::*you have property outside of the province, or | ||
:*you have a cohabitation agreement or a marriage agreement that requires the laws and courts of another place to be used, | ::*you have a cohabitation agreement or a marriage agreement that requires the laws and courts of another place to be used, | ||
<blockquote>there may be a problem. If another court can make an order, you then have to figure out whether the courts of British Columbia should be hearing your case or not under s. 106.</blockquote> | <blockquote>there may be a problem. If another court can make an order, you then have to figure out whether the courts of British Columbia should be hearing your case or not under s. 106.</blockquote> | ||
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<blockquote>Property and debt that you got ''after you separated'' is generally the separate property of each spouse, with two main exceptions:</blockquote> | <blockquote>Property and debt that you got ''after you separated'' is generally the separate property of each spouse, with two main exceptions:</blockquote> | ||
: | ::*property bought after separation with family property is also family property, and | ||
: | ::*debt incurred after separation to maintain family property is family debt. | ||
<blockquote>Property you got ''during your relationship'' is generally family property, except for certain kinds of property that are excluded from family property. These include:</blockquote> | <blockquote>Property you got ''during your relationship'' is generally family property, except for certain kinds of property that are excluded from family property. These include:</blockquote> | ||
:*inheritances, | ::*inheritances, | ||
:*gifts, | ::*gifts, | ||
:*certain court awards, and | ::*certain court awards, and | ||
:*certain insurance payments. | ::*certain insurance payments. | ||
<blockquote>Property and debt that you got ''before your relationship'' is generally excluded property and personal debt.</blockquote> | <blockquote>Property and debt that you got ''before your relationship'' is generally excluded property and personal debt.</blockquote> | ||