There are so many people who believe that when they separate from their married or common law partner, the law automatically requires them to divide the property they own equally between them. People believe that common law partners eventually acquire the same rights as married partners if they live together long enough. Most of us
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New Pension Valuation Scheme for Separating Spouses In Ontario Law – Starting January 1, 2012
By Douglas J. Manning on
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
For years family law lawyers in Ontario (and their clients) having been waiting for (and lobbying for) changes to the legislation governing pensions upon separation. The reason for the desire for change was to be able to treat a spouse’s (or both spouses’) pension(s) more…