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Although a married couple are married until they get a divorce, the key date for the division of property and debt under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' is the date of separation | Although a married couple are married until they get a divorce, the key date for the division of property and debt under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' is the date of separation. This date is important for both married spouses and unmarried spouses. | ||
Although many people move out when they separate, other couples separate and remain living under the same roof. A physical separation is not necessary to separate | Although many people move out when they separate, other couples separate and remain living under the same roof. A physical separation is not necessary to separate; there must simply be an intention to end the relationship and the intimacies that go along with it. Often the decision to separate is made by both spouses, but it only takes one spouse decide to end a relationship, and a spouse's decision to separate doesn't require the consent of the other spouse. | ||
Section 3(4) of the act says this: | Section 3(4) of the act says this: | ||
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<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) an action, taken by a spouse, that demonstrates the spouse's intention to separate permanently.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) an action, taken by a spouse, that demonstrates the spouse's intention to separate permanently.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
In other words, to separate one spouse must announce the end of the relationship and then take steps | In other words, to separate, one spouse must announce the end of the relationship and then take steps that would demonstrate an intention to end the relationship. Separation is discussed in more detail in the page on [[Separation]]. | ||
===Property brought into the relationship=== | ===Property brought into the relationship=== |