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The date of separation is the date when the "marriage-like" quality of an unmarried relationship ends. As a result, the marriage-like quality of a relationship can terminate before a couple physically separates, and the time limits will usually begin to run from that date rather than the date someone moves out.
The date of separation is the date when the "marriage-like" quality of an unmarried relationship ends. As a result, the marriage-like quality of a relationship can terminate before a couple physically separates, and the time limits will usually begin to run from that date rather than the date someone moves out.


===Effect of Dispute Resolution Processes===
====Effect of Dispute Resolution Processes====


Under s. 198(5) of the ''Family Law Act'', the running of the time limits is "is suspended during any period in which persons are engaged in family dispute resolution with a family dispute resolution professional." The purpose of this provision is to allow people to engage in dispute resolution without having to feel pressured into starting a court proceeding to stop a time limit from running out. However, this provision isn't a straightforward as it looks.
Under s. 198(5) of the ''Family Law Act'', the running of the time limits is "is suspended during any period in which persons are engaged in family dispute resolution with a family dispute resolution professional." The purpose of this provision is to allow people to engage in dispute resolution without having to feel pressured into starting a court proceeding to stop a time limit from running out. However, this provision isn't a straightforward as it looks.

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