Posts Tagged ‘marriage contract’
Case law: Setting aside a marriage contract
Shair v Shair 2015 CarswellOnt 14332: Mr. and Mrs. Shair signed a marriage contract a month before they got married in 1996. When they separated some years later and the husband sought a divorce, the wife brought a motion to set aside the marriage contract and for equalization of family property and spousal support. The Family…
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As you know, couples can write cohabitation agreements, prenuptial agreements and marriage contracts which set out the terms of their relationship and, often more importantly, what will happen if the relationship ends. And, couples can write separation agreements at the end of a relationship to set out the terms of their separation. These agreements are…
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