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===Beginning and ending a spousal relationship=== | ===Beginning and ending a spousal relationship=== | ||
As you can see, certain dates in a couple's relationship are really important. The date a relationship begins ― the earlier of the | As you can see, certain dates in a couple's relationship are really important. The date a relationship begins ― the earlier of the dates the spouses begin to live together or marry ― is the date that separates the excluded property brought into the relationship from the family property acquired during their relationship and is the date when spouses begin to share responsibility for new debts. The date the spouses separate, generally speaking, marks the end of the accumulation of shared property and shared debt. | ||
====Living together and marrying==== | ====Living together and marrying==== | ||
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Since the definition of ''spouse'' at s. 3(1)(b)(i) includes people who have lived together "for a continuous period of at least 2 years," once you have reached the two-year mark: | Since the definition of ''spouse'' at s. 3(1)(b)(i) includes people who have lived together "for a continuous period of at least 2 years," once you have reached the two-year mark: | ||
*you and your partner are spouses, and | |||
*your relationship as spouses began two years earlier, on the date you began to live together. | |||
====Separating==== | ====Separating==== | ||