gay couple separation
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gay couple separation
We came here together under the UK Civil Partnership 3 years ago.
Now we want to separate. Is there a simple and cheap way to handle it? We have agreed on all matters by ourselves. We have paid a lawyer for the initial consultation ($50 + tax) and were quoted $1500 for a separation agreement drafted, $600 for each of us to go through each cause by two different laywers and $150 for a quit claim. That is already a 25% discount. Is it a reasonable charge?
I don't understand that we have already agreed everything, why can't it just simply be a standard form to fill in and signed and notarized.
I found this online form which would cost $249. It is claimed valid and would send it to the court. I am not sure if it is the complicated way to do.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Now we want to separate. Is there a simple and cheap way to handle it? We have agreed on all matters by ourselves. We have paid a lawyer for the initial consultation ($50 + tax) and were quoted $1500 for a separation agreement drafted, $600 for each of us to go through each cause by two different laywers and $150 for a quit claim. That is already a 25% discount. Is it a reasonable charge?
I don't understand that we have already agreed everything, why can't it just simply be a standard form to fill in and signed and notarized.
I found this online form which would cost $249. It is claimed valid and would send it to the court. I am not sure if it is the complicated way to do.
Thanks for the help in advance.
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Re: gay couple separation
We came here together under the UK Civil Partnership 3 years ago.
Now we want to separate. Is there a simple and cheap way to handle it? We have agreed on all matters by ourselves. We have paid a lawyer for the initial consultation ($50 + tax) and were quoted $1500 for a separation agreement drafted, $600 for each of us to go through each cause by two different laywers and $150 for a quit claim. That is already a 25% discount. Is it a reasonable charge?
I don't understand that we have already agreed everything, why can't it just simply be a standard form to fill in and signed and notarized.
I found this online form which would cost $249. It is claimed valid and would send it to the court. I am not sure if it is the complicated way to do.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Now we want to separate. Is there a simple and cheap way to handle it? We have agreed on all matters by ourselves. We have paid a lawyer for the initial consultation ($50 + tax) and were quoted $1500 for a separation agreement drafted, $600 for each of us to go through each cause by two different laywers and $150 for a quit claim. That is already a 25% discount. Is it a reasonable charge?
I don't understand that we have already agreed everything, why can't it just simply be a standard form to fill in and signed and notarized.
I found this online form which would cost $249. It is claimed valid and would send it to the court. I am not sure if it is the complicated way to do.
Thanks for the help in advance.
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Re: gay couple separation
If we put down all the clauses and sign and notarized by a lawyer, wouldn't it be enough?
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Re: gay couple separation
We came here together under the UK Civil Partnership 3 years ago.
Now we want to separate. Is there a simple and cheap way to handle it? We have agreed on all matters by ourselves. We have paid a lawyer for the initial consultation ($50 + tax) and were quoted $1500 for a separation agreement drafted, $600 for each of us to go through each cause by two different laywers and $150 for a quit claim. That is already a 25% discount. Is it a reasonable charge?
I don't understand that we have already agreed everything, why can't it just simply be a standard form to fill in and signed and notarized.
I found this online form which would cost $249. It is claimed valid and would send it to the court. I am not sure if it is the complicated way to do.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Now we want to separate. Is there a simple and cheap way to handle it? We have agreed on all matters by ourselves. We have paid a lawyer for the initial consultation ($50 + tax) and were quoted $1500 for a separation agreement drafted, $600 for each of us to go through each cause by two different laywers and $150 for a quit claim. That is already a 25% discount. Is it a reasonable charge?
I don't understand that we have already agreed everything, why can't it just simply be a standard form to fill in and signed and notarized.
I found this online form which would cost $249. It is claimed valid and would send it to the court. I am not sure if it is the complicated way to do.
Thanks for the help in advance.
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Re: gay couple separation
DIY dissolution of a civil union, with no children involved, both parties in agreement, could be fairly straightforward, & does not necessarily require a lawyer.
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Yes, NS. That is what I thought. It is just straightforward. We have agreed on everything. So it should be just simple to get a separation agreement and sign it. Does it need to be witnessed by a lawyer?
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In Alberta, unless there were issues regarding children, interdependent partner support issues and/or complicated trust issues regarding property, I would simply advise them to go their separate ways.
No need to use a lawyer.
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However, from what I understand, you could/should go to the courthouse, tell them the situation, & ask how to have your agreement officially recognised.
N.B. In my province, a notarised agreement re civil union/civil union dissolution has legal weight, but needs to be ratified by a judge (in court) to be finalised. One can do this without a lawyer, but case/documents have to be presented in a certain format.
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Re: gay couple separation
Civil unions/partnerships/same-sex marriages are now legally recognised in many jurisdictions. The dissolution thereof too.
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Curiosity... what if one wanted to enter into a new civil partnership, would the old one have to be formally ended somehow, or is it just a case of going your separate ways and signing a new CP with the new partner?
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In BC, live 2 years in sin, and you're in. Same rights as a married couple under BC legislation (sexual orientation is irrelevant).
My read of the OP's facts was that they have a civil union in The UK. Q: Do they have this recognised by the province of NS? If not, I believe AC is relating their situation to the legal status of all other non-married couples (province dependent of course).
My read of the OP's facts was that they have a civil union in The UK. Q: Do they have this recognised by the province of NS? If not, I believe AC is relating their situation to the legal status of all other non-married couples (province dependent of course).
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Re: gay couple separation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_Nova_Scotia
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I just called the office of Vital Statistics. We just need to file proof (a photocopy of the Separation Agreement) to the office to formalize it.
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I talked to 4 family lawyers. Two of them know the equivalent relationship in Canada. It is equivalent to Common-law Civil Union.