<p>When two people who have been living together in a marriage, or a marriage-like relationship (sometimes called a common-law relationship), decide not to live together any more, they are separated.</p>
<p>When two people who have been living together in a marriage, or a marriage-like relationship (sometimes called a common-law relationship), decide not to live together any more, they are separated.</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a "legal" separation. If you are living apart, you are separated.</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a "legal" separation. If you are living apart, you are separated.</p>
<h3>Video: Needed for Divorce: Your Marriage Certificate</h3>
<h3>Video: Needed for Divorce: Your Marriage Certificate</h3>
<p>An 11½-minute video excerpted from "Helping Clients Prepare Divorce Documents That Don't Bounce," a workshop by lawyer J.P. Boyd at the October 2006 LSS Provincial Training Conference for Legal Advocates.</p>
<p>An 11½-minute video excerpted from "Helping Clients Prepare Divorce Documents That Don't Bounce," a workshop by lawyer J.P. Boyd at the October 2006 LSS Provincial Training Conference for Legal Advocates.</p>
<p>An order is the record of the judge's decision. It is filed at the court registry. The parties involved in a case (or their lawyers) are responsible for writing out the order.
<p>An order is the record of the judge's decision. It is filed at the court registry. The parties involved in a case (or their lawyers) are responsible for writing out the order.
<p>The Meaning of "Ordinary Residence" and "Habitual Residence" in the Common Law Provinces in a Family Law Context: <ahref="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/divorce/rhro_cl/p4.html"target="_blank">http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/divorce/rhro_cl/p4.html</a></p>
<p>The Meaning of "Ordinary Residence" and "Habitual Residence" in the Common Law Provinces in a Family Law Context: <ahref="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/divorce/rhro_cl/p4.html"target="_blank">http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/divorce/rhro_cl/p4.html</a></p>
<p>Most divorces use the one-year separation ground. But you can also apply for a divorce earlier on the basis of adultery or physical or mental cruelty. If you ask for a divorce for one of these reasons, you have to present evidence to the court to prove the facts of the adultery or physical or mental cruelty.</p>
<p>Most divorces use the one-year separation ground. But you can also apply for a divorce earlier on the basis of adultery or physical or mental cruelty. If you ask for a divorce for one of these reasons, you have to present evidence to the court to prove the facts of the adultery or physical or mental cruelty.</p>
<p>This section is about excluded property - e.g. property owned by the respondent at the time you moved in together, and gifts or inheritances the respondent received. Compensation is cash instead of ownership of your share of the property.</p>
<p>This section is about excluded property - e.g. property owned by the respondent at the time you moved in together, and gifts or inheritances the respondent received. Compensation is cash instead of ownership of your share of the property.</p>