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The date of separation is the date when the "marriage-like" quality of an unmarried relationship ends. 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 date of separation is the date when the "marriage-like" quality of an unmarried relationship ends. 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. | ||
===Effect of Dispute Resolution Processes=== | ====Effect of Dispute Resolution Processes==== | ||
Under s. 198(5) of the ''Family Law Act'', the running of the time limits is "is suspended during any period in which persons are engaged in family dispute resolution with a family dispute resolution professional." The purpose of this provision is to allow people to engage in dispute resolution without having to feel pressured into starting a court proceeding to stop a time limit from running out. However, this provision isn't a straightforward as it looks. | Under s. 198(5) of the ''Family Law Act'', the running of the time limits is "is suspended during any period in which persons are engaged in family dispute resolution with a family dispute resolution professional." The purpose of this provision is to allow people to engage in dispute resolution without having to feel pressured into starting a court proceeding to stop a time limit from running out. However, this provision isn't a straightforward as it looks. | ||