{"id":359,"date":"2023-01-03T08:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T08:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarahleamonlaw.com\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2023-05-29T00:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T00:21:35","slug":"family-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahleamonlaw.com\/family-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cohabitation or Marriage Agreement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although you are not legally required to enter into a cohabitation or marriage agreement, it might be a good idea to do so.&nbsp; Many couples are now opting to enter into these agreements prior to living together or getting married.&nbsp; These types of agreements are becoming increasingly popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/family-law\/cohabitation-or-marriage-agreement\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Separation Agreements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A separation agreement is a signed agreement that outlines how spouses wish to settle the various issues arising from separation prior to, or without, going to court. These issues may include \u2013 but are not exclusive to \u2013 parenting arrangements, support issues and division of family assets and debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/family-law\/separation-agreement\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guardianship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you and your spouse are living together when your child is born, then you are both are presumed to be guardians under the <em>Family Law Act<\/em>, even if you are not married.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/family-law\/guardianship\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Child &amp; Spousal Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the law, each parent must support their children even that parent is not involved in the child\u2019s life. Child support is considered to be the legal right of the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon separation, spousal support may be paid to your ex-spouse in order to help them with living expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/family-law\/child-spousal-support\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Divorce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Canada you are legally able to get divorced from your spouse if you have been separated for one year. In British Columbia, you can only get divorced by getting an order from a Supreme Court Judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/family-law\/divorce\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unbundled Legal Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With unbundled family law services, you can hire Jacqueline to handle part of your legal problem instead of retaining her to represent you for your entire family law case. This allows for greater flexibility and focused representation, without the costly legal fees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/family-law\/unbundled-legal-services\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cohabitation or Marriage Agreement Although you are not legally required to enter into a cohabitation or marriage agreement, it might &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Family Law\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahleamonlaw.com\/family-law\/#more-359\" aria-label=\"More on Family Law\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Family Law | Sarah Leamon Law","_seopress_titles_desc":"Sarah Leamon is a criminal defence lawyer practicing in British Columbia \r\nand Alberta.\u00a0She is highly knowledgeable in both criminal and \r\nadministrative law.\u00a0Although her practice focuses on impaired driving, she \r\naccepts a wide range of cases, ranging from assault and shoplifting to \r\ndriving prohibitions and provincial violation tickets.\u00a0Sarah has particular \r\nknowledge of impaired driving and the 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition \r\nscheme.\u00a0She has been defending IRP\u2019s all across British Columbia since they \r\nwere first introduced in September, 2010.","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Joe","author_link":"https:\/\/www.sarahleamonlaw.com\/author\/joe\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Cohabitation or Marriage Agreement Although you are not legally required to enter into a cohabitation or marriage agreement, it might ... 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