When people are going through the emotional trauma of separation and divorce, they turn to Canada's best-selling guide to family law, Surviving Your Divorce. In it, family law expert Michael G. Cochrane, LL.B., answers questions such as: What are my rights? What will happen to the children? How much does divorce cost? Surviving Your Divorce is a non-technical book that explains the legal options available to married, common-law, and same-sex couples going through separation or divorce.This popular guidecovers child custody, division of property, support, domestic violence, the rights of common-law, and same-sex couples going through separation or divorce.
Chapter 8 -- Common-Law Spouses Have Rights too: (Just Not the Same as Married Couples)The Meaning of "Common Law"; Children in Common-Law Relationships; Spousal Support; Property Division for Common-Law Couples; Federal Legislation; Cohabitation Agreements; Obtain Legal Advice; To Sum Up; Chapter 9 -- Settling Your Diff erences: Avoiding the Courtroom; 1. Offers to Settle; 2. Minutes of Settlement; 3. Orders on Consent; 4. Separation Agreements; 5. Memorandum of Understanding; To Sum Up; Chapter 10 -- Not Settling Your Diff erences: Going to Court; The Courtroom; The Paper Chase