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Married or common-law, separating raises urgent questions about where you'll live, how your children will be cared for and what happens to your money. NB Separation gives you free legal information by phone at any hour, then connects you with an experienced New Brunswick family lawyer for your agreement, divorce, parenting, support or property matter. Living in the city? Start with a Family Lawyer Moncton.
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Guidance for your whole separation from one experienced lawyer. Most matters settle through negotiation or mediation, and when they can't, your lawyer is ready for the New Brunswick Supreme Court (Family Division).
Once you have lived apart for a year, a divorce can be granted. Your application can be started before the year is up.
A written, signed agreement, reviewed independently for each spouse, so a judge has no reason to set it aside.
New Brunswick law now speaks of decision-making responsibility and parenting time, both decided on the child's best interests.
Support set under the federal and provincial guidelines, including for parents who share parenting time equally.
Support is never automatic. Eligibility depends on how long you lived together and whether you share a child.
Equal sharing of matrimonial assets under the Matrimonial Property Act, with separate rules for the family home.
Nothing has to be filed to separate. What counts is living apart with the intention of ending the relationship.
Common-law partners have no automatic right to share property. An agreement settles property, support and debts in advance.
Clear, brief answers to common questions about separating in this province, each with a link to the full explanation.
They guide you through the legal side of ending a marriage or common-law relationship: dividing property, arranging parenting time and decision-making, setting child and spousal support, and putting it all into an agreement or court order.
No. Separation begins when you and your partner start living apart and at least one of you intends to end the relationship. A signed separation agreement is what protects you afterwards.
For married spouses and registered domestic partners, it starts from equal sharing of matrimonial assets, pensions included. Gifts, inheritances, insurance proceeds and property held in trust are generally left out.
Not for property. Unless they registered as domestic partners, common-law couples fall outside the Matrimonial Property Act and usually keep only what is in their own name.
No. When parenting time is shared equally, the parent with the higher income still pays. Federal and provincial guidelines set how support is worked out.
Support isn't automatic. For unmarried partners, the Parenting and Support Act generally requires two years of living together, or living together with a child. Relationship length and each person's income shape the amount.
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You need to have lived apart for a full year before the divorce is granted, although the application itself can be filed before that year ends. Our divorce lawyers in Moncton can walk you through each stage.
It is risky. Without experience drafting binding contracts, it is easy to create an agreement a court later refuses to enforce. It should be in writing, signed by both spouses, and reviewed by a separate lawyer for each of you. A separation agreement lawyer in Moncton can draft or check it.
Act quickly and speak to a lawyer. The deadline to respond is strict, and missing it can leave you paying costs or facing findings that weaken your position. Our guide on being served in New Brunswick sets out the next steps.
No. New Brunswick will not enforce a verbal separation deal. The terms need to be on paper with both signatures.
Neither spouse starts with a stronger right to the home. A judge can give one of you exclusive possession until the matter is settled. Speak with a division of assets lawyer in Moncton before anyone moves out.
Yes. Independent advice for each spouse is what keeps a signed agreement from being challenged and set aside later. A Family Lawyer Moncton can review your terms.
Across the whole province. Court appearances have been held by video since 2020, so you can choose any lawyer in our network without travel costs, and in-person representation is available in larger centres such as Moncton.
We represent clients in every city and town in the province. With court appearances now possible by video, the distance between you and your lawyer no longer adds cost.
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