<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) family dispute resolution with a family dispute resolution professional, or</tt></blockquote></blockquote>

<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) a prescribed process.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>

All of that boils down to this. If you an unmarried spouse, you have ''two years'' from the date you separated to:

The date of separation is the date when one or both spouses realize that their relationship is over, says so, and ends the "marriage-like" quality of the relationship. As a result, the "marriage-like" quality of a relationship can terminate before a couple physically separates, and the time limits will usually begin to run from that date rather than the date someone moves out.

The two-year time limit is ''suspended'' &mdash; it stops running &mdash; while you are working with a qualified "family dispute resolution professional" in one of the "family dispute resolution" processes the ''Family Law Act'' names. Under section 1 of the act, "family dispute resolution professional" includes: