Helpful Tips for a Healthy Separation or Divorce in Ontario!

Helpful Tips for a Healthy Separation or Divorce in Ontario!

I’ve just put together some helpful tips for a healthy separation or divorce.

Is a healthy separation or divorce even possible?  It certainly is when you follow certain tips and advice.

Hi, my name is Thomas O’Malley.  I’m an experienced family lawyer in Durham Region and the GTA.

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Here’s some important tips for a healthy separation or divorce:

1.   Make sure you really want a separation or divorce

Obviously, any decision to get separated or divorced is a really big decision.  Make sure you take some time to make this decision.

First, you should consider getting marriage or relationship counselling.  Often, solid relationship counselling can help you put your relationship back on the right track for you and your spouse.

2.  Get solid family law advice

You need to have a detailed meeting with an experienced Ontario family lawyer so that you know and understand your family law rights.

You need to make sure you understand your legal rights in these key areas: child custody and access, now called decision-making responsibility and parenting time, child support, spousal support, and the property issues.

3.  Change Your Passwords

You need to change your passwords for your computer, your important online sites and your phone.

You don’t want your spouse having access to this vital information now.

4.   Gather Important Documents and Records

After your meeting with your family lawyer, you should start collecting or gathering these important documents:

• Your last three years’ Notices of Assessment
• Bank account statements
• RRSP statements
• Any real estate appraisals
• Mortgage statements
• Line of credit statements
• Credit card statements

When you are married, you need to have statements showing the value of your assets and the amounts of your debts on the date of separation.  Your lawyer can help you with this process.

5.  Treat your spouse with respect

If you want an easier separation or divorce, do you best to get along with your former spouse.  Always treat them with respect and dignity.

Obviously, don’t let your spouse walk all over you like a door mat.  However, try to understand their side.  When you understand your former spouse’s point of view on the issues in your separation or your divorce, this goes a long way to settling your family law issues.

I will give you some tips on a healthy separation and divorce in the next video.

If you have any questions about your separation, divorce or family law case and you would like our help, feel free to contact on my Facebook law office page, that’s O’Malley Family Law, or call me at 905-434-8837 and I’ll point in you in the right direction. 

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