Difference between revisions of "Protecting Property and Debt in Family Law Matters"

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Spouses who have made a cohabitation agreement, a marriage agreement, or a separation agreement dealing with real property can file a ''notice'' of the agreement against the title of the property with the Land Title and Survey Authority under section 99 of the ''Family Law Act''. A notice can be filed whether court proceedings have started or not, and will prevent the other spouse from transferring, selling, leasing, or otherwise dealing with the property without the voluntary cancellation of the notice or a court order.
Spouses who have made a cohabitation agreement, a marriage agreement, or a separation agreement dealing with real property can file a ''notice'' of the agreement against the title of the property with the Land Title and Survey Authority under section 99 of the ''Family Law Act''. A notice can be filed whether court proceedings have started or not, and will prevent the other spouse from transferring, selling, leasing, or otherwise dealing with the property without the voluntary cancellation of the notice or a court order.


A ''financing statement'' can be filed in the [http://www.bcregistryservices.gov.bc.ca/bcreg/pprpg/ppinfo.page Personal Property Registry] against a manufactured home under section 100. This will stop the manufactured home from being transferred, and any new debts registered against the manufactured home will come in second to the spouse's interest under the financing statement.
A ''financing statement'' can be filed in the [http://www.bcregistryservices.gov.bc.ca/bcreg/pprpg/ppinfo.page Personal Property Registry] against a manufactured home under section 100. A manufactured home is a structure like a mobile home or trailer home that is designed to be lived in but also towed or carried from one place to another. A filed financing statement will stop the manufactured home from being transferred, and any new debts registered against it will come in second in priority to the spouse's interest under the financing statement.


===Make sure the rent gets paid and the lights stay on===
===Make sure the rent gets paid and the lights stay on===

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