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The most common family law agreements are: | The most common family law agreements are: | ||
*''cohabitation agreements'', used when a couple plan on living together | *''cohabitation agreements'', used when a couple plan on living together and may or may not get married in the future, | ||
*''marriage agreements'', used when a couple plan to marry, and | *''marriage agreements'', used when a couple plan to marry, and | ||
*''separation agreements'', used when married spouses or unmarried spouses have separated. | *''separation agreements'', used when married spouses or unmarried spouses have separated. | ||
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The individual changes might be handled like this: | The individual changes might be handled like this: | ||
<blockquote><tt>4. Paragraph 12 of the Separation Agreement | <blockquote><tt>4. Paragraph 12 of the Separation Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>"Sally <span class="noglossary">will</span> return the children to Harry's care at 7:00pm or at the end of the evening shift, whichever is earlier. Sally <span class="noglossary">will</span> give Harry 24 hours notice in the event she is scheduled to work the evening shift on the days she is to return the children to Harry's care."</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>"Sally <span class="noglossary">will</span> return the children to Harry's care at 7:00pm or at the end of the evening shift, whichever is earlier. Sally <span class="noglossary">will</span> give Harry 24 hours notice in the event she is scheduled to work the evening shift on the days she is to return the children to Harry's care."</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>5. Paragraph 36 of the Separation Agreement | <blockquote><tt>5. Paragraph 36 of the Separation Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>"Sally <span class="noglossary">will</span> pay child support to Harry in the amount of $ | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>"Sally <span class="noglossary">will</span> pay child support to Harry in the amount of $525 per month for as long as the children remain children of the marriage as defined by the ''Divorce Act''."</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
The key points here are that you must specifically identify the parts that are to be changed and how they are being changed, and the new language must be as clear and unambiguous as the language of the original agreement. | The key points here are that you must specifically identify the parts that are to be changed and how they are being changed, and the new language must be as clear and unambiguous as the language of the original agreement. | ||
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{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Beatrice McCutcheon]], | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Beatrice McCutcheon]], September 19, 2023}} | ||
{{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Helpful Guides & Common Questions|C]] | ||
[[Category:Family Law Agreements]] | [[Category:Family Law Agreements]] | ||
[[Category:JP Boyd on Family Law]] | [[Category:JP Boyd on Family Law]] | ||
