Toronto Divorce Lawyers
Experienced divorce lawyers handle contested and uncontested
divorce, separation agreements and family law matters
such as child support and child custody.
Ontario has many unique laws pertaining to the divorce
procedure, including division of debts or assets. It
is advisable to find proper legal representation to
provide guidance throughout the divorce procedure.
Divorce in Canada
The Canada Divorce Act recognizes divorce only on the
ground of breakdown of the marriage. Breakdown can only
be established if one of three grounds hold: adultery,
cruelty, and being separated for one year.
Most divorces proceed on the basis of the spouses being
separated for one year, even if there has been cruelty
or adultery. This is because proving cruelty or adultery
is expensive and time consuming. The one-year period
of separation starts from the time at least one spouse
intends to live separate and apart from the other and
acts on it. A couple does not need a court order to
be separated, since there is no such thing as a "legal
separation" in Canada. A couple can even be considered
to be "separated" even if they are living in the same
dwelling. Either spouse can apply for a divorce in the
province in which either the husband or wife has lived
for at least one year.
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