A friend recently told me that she and her spouse of twelve years had decided to separate. She was worried about the impact that the separation would have on their two children and how difficult it would be to split their time between their parents. She told me that she wanted to keep the house,…
Question: I don’t want to get divorced. Can I get an annulment instead? Answer: Annulments are different from divorces. A divorce is the legal end to a marriage, granted by a Judge. In Canada, you can obtain a divorce if there is a breakdown in the marriage, based on one of three grounds: living separate…
When you think of “divorce”, what comes to mind? I conducted an unscientific and informal poll which asked that very question. I noticed many responses were along the lines of “lawyers”, “expensive”, “stressful” and “financially debilitating”. It doesn’t have to be this way. While taking steps to separate two lives that may include children and…
