Difference between revisions of "Dividing Property and Debt in Family Law Matters"

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<blockquote><tt>(a) the length of time that has passed since the agreement was made;</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>(a) the length of time that has passed since the agreement was made;</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>(b) the intention of the spouses, in making the agreement, to achieve certainty;</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>(b) the intention of the spouses, in making the agreement, to achieve certainty;</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>(c) the degree to which the spouses relied on the terms of the agreement;</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>(c) the degree to which the spouses relied on the terms of the agreement</tt></blockquote>


If the court sets aside an agreement under section 93(3) or (5), the court will then make an order dividing property and debt between the spouses in place of the agreement.
If the court sets aside an agreement under section 93(3) or (5), the court will then make an order dividing property and debt between the spouses in place of the agreement.
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===Links===
===Links===


* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1240 Canadian Bar Association BC Branch: Dividing property and debts]
*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1240 Dial-A-Law Script "Dividing Property and Debts"]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1529 Justice Education Society: Workbook for parents separated with children on dealing with finances]
*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1529 Justice Education Society's handbook ''Parenting After Separation: Finances'']
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1639 Legal Services Society’s Family Law website: How to divide property and debts]
*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4656 Legal Services Society’s Family Law website's information page "Property & debt"]
** See "Dividing property and debts"




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