Holding Title Episode 5: Required items
Join Geoff Rabideau in this new series as he covers the many scenarios surrounding holding title in real estate. Episode 1: How to hold title Episode 2: Add someone to title Episode 3: Removing someone from title Episode 4: Removing a deceased from title Episode 5: Required items The blog published by Rabideau Law is […]
Independent Legal Advice
Parties who are negotiating or finalizing contracts or agreements are usually advised to obtain Independent Legal Advice (ILA) from separate lawyers who are unbiased and unrelated to their matter. Each lawyer that provides an ILA solely represents the interest of one party to the agreement. The lawyer who provides you with an ILA reviews the […]
Does My Common Law Spouse Get The House?
One concern clients have when it comes to ownership of the home on separation is: who is going to take the house when we separate? Will my common law spouse be able to take the home from me? The quick answer to this is: probably not. What this means is that if a person is […]
Working with an Estate Planning Lawyer
You’ve finally decided that you are ready to put together an estate plan (preparation of wills, trusts, and power of attorneys etc.) but are not sure about what the process will involve. Here’s a quick list of some items that you should be prepared for: Get specific about your assets There’s no estate plan without […]
Net Family Property and Equalization: An Introduction
Equalization is a payment from one spouse to the other at the end of a marriage. This equalization payment ONLY applies to married spouses, not to common law spouses. S. 5(1) of the Family Law Act (“FLA“) provides for Equalization when: A divorce is granted; Marriage is declared a nullity; When (married) spouses are separated and there is […]
Spousal Support: The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
Spousal support is often a very contentious issue on separation as it has a much more subjective approach than child support. A lot more factors go into determining a spousal support amount and there is no hard and fast rule on how it is to be calculated. The government has provided a set of guidelines […]