Difference between revisions of "Basic Principles of Property and Debt in Family Law"

''Standing'' is a legal term. If you have standing it means you have the right to make the claim you're making before the judge you're making the claim before. Most spouses under the ''Family Law Act'' have ''standing'' to ask the Supreme Court to divide property and debt when they separate. Spouses who are not married or who have not lived together in a marriage-like relationship of at least two years do not have standing, however. Section 3 says this:

Unmarried spouses who have lived together for less than two years are not eligible to ask for orders about the division of property or debt under the ''Family Law Act''. The rules about property that apply unmarried people who have lived together for less than two years spouses are discussed in this chapter under the [[Property and Debt in Family Law Matters]] section, and in the chapter [[Family Relationships]] under the [[Parents]] section.

[[Cohabitation and Living Together Agreements|Cohabitation agreements]] are agreements signed by people who will be or are living together, who may or may not wind up getting married later on down the road.  

*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4656 Legal Aid BC’s Family Law website's information page "Property & debt"]

{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], April 22, 2022}}