Legal Matters
The spouse in the house
BY: VALERIE DYE Some Canadian statues recognize the existence of a common-law spouse as well as the existence of a...
BY: VALERIE DYE Some Canadian statues recognize the existence of a common-law spouse as well as the existence of a...
BY: VALERIE DYE A predatory marriage is a marriage where one person tricks another person into marriage, for the sole...
BY: VALERIE DYE In Canada married couples who are divorcing divide their assets through the process of equalization. This is...
BY: VALERIE DYE It is fairly well known that property owned by two persons as joint tenants (or jointly) attract...
BY: VALERIE DYE Can a court order that upon termination of a marriage one spouse should be awarded less than...
BY: VALERIE DYE Quite often one spouse may choose to transfer his or her property to children in an effort...
BY: VALERIE DYE Blended families may be faced with significant issues when a spouse dies especially where one or both...
BY: VALERIE DYE The term ‘Blended Family’ is used to refer to married couples who have children from previous relationships....
BY: VALERIE DYE Living in today’s globalized world has given rise to the not uncommon scenario of persons dying and...
BY: VALERIE DYE When a person dies owing debts, these debts do not disappear. Creditors need to be paid out...
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