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==Introduction==
==Introduction==


The basic plan for the division of property and debt under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' is pretty straightforward. ''You keep what you bring into the relationship, and you split what you get and accumulated (i.e. increase in value of excluded property) during the relationship.'' Of course it's a lot more complicated than this, but that's the basic concept the act is built on.
The basic plan for the division of property and debt under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' is pretty straightforward. You keep what you bring into the relationship, and you split what you get and accumulated (i.e. increase in value of excluded property) during the relationship. Of course it's a lot more complicated than this, but that's the basic concept the act is built on.


Part 5 of the ''Family Law Act'' deals with the division of property and debt, and provides the definitions of ''family property'' and ''family debt'', the things that are presumed to be shared between spouses, and ''excluded property'', which is presumed to remain the property of the spouse who owns it. Part 6 of the ''Family Law Act'' talks about the division of pensions between spouses and says which portion of a pension is supposed to be shared and which parts remain the property of the pension member.  
Part 5 of the ''Family Law Act'' deals with the division of property and debt, and provides the definitions of ''family property'' and ''family debt'', the things that are presumed to be shared between spouses, and ''excluded property'', which is presumed to remain the property of the spouse who owns it. Part 6 of the ''Family Law Act'' talks about the division of pensions between spouses and says which portion of a pension is supposed to be shared and which parts remain the property of the pension member.  

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