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''Herman v. Herman'', Nova Scotia Supreme Court, 1969: | ''Herman v. Herman'', Nova Scotia Supreme Court, 1969: | ||
<blockquote>"[A]s long as the spouses treat the parting or absence, be it long or short, as temporary and not permanent, the couple is not living separately even though physically it is living apart. In order to come within the clear meaning of the words 'separate and apart' in the statute, there must need be not only a physical absence one from the other, but also a destruction of the consortium vitae or as the act terms it, marriage breakdown."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"[A]s long as the spouses treat the parting or absence, be it long or short, as temporary and not permanent, the couple is not living separately even though physically it is living apart. In <span class="noglossary">order</span> to come within the clear meaning of the words 'separate and apart' in the statute, there must need be not only a physical absence one from the other, but also a destruction of the consortium vitae or as the act terms it, marriage breakdown."</blockquote> | ||
''Hills v. Hills'', Nova Scotia Supreme Court, 1969: | ''Hills v. Hills'', Nova Scotia Supreme Court, 1969: | ||
