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Between: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
( hereinafter called the husband)
-and-
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(hereinafter called the wife)
1. Interpretation
(2) An act of Legislature or parliament referred to by name will mean that act in
force at the time and includes any amendment or any successor Act which
replaces it.
2. Background
This agreement is entered into on the basis of the following, among other, facts:
3. Agreement
Each party agrees with the other to be bound by the provisions of this agreement.
4. Domestic contract
Each party acknowledges that the agreement is entered into under section 54 of the Family
Law Act, and is a domestic contract which prevails over the same matters provided for in the
Act or its successors.
5. Effective date
The agreement will take effect on the date of signing, on the last date it is signed by either the
husband or the wife.
The parties have been living separate and apart from each other since or on the 1st day of
January, 2003, and will continue to live separate and apart from each other for the rest of
their lives.
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7. Freedom from the other
(a) Molest, annoy, harass or in any way interfere with the other, nor
(b) Attempt to compel the other to cohabit or live with him or her.
8. Spousal support
Neither party shall pay spousal support to the other party. Both spouses expressly renounce
any right or claim which he or she has had, has or may hereafter acquire (whether the same
be legal, equitable or statutory) for spousal support, maintenance or other benefit due to a
spouse from his or her spouse or said spouse’s legal representative. Further the husband and
wife each acknowledge having been advised that it is not possible by agreement to preclude
absolutely a spouse from applying to the courts for maintenance (which shall be defined so as
to include any form of financial relief or benefit, howsoever designed, which any court has
power to award in favour of either spouse in connection with, consequent upon, or after any
judgment, declaration or decree of divorce, dissolusion of marriage or nullity) but both
spouses do acknowledge having fully considered their present situations and future prospects
(including changes with respect to their health, cost of living, employment, financial mis-
management, financial reversals and inheritance), the past present and likely conduct of each
of them, both financially and generally, and the possibility then their married status may be
terminated by death, judgment, declaration or decree of divorce, dissolution of marriage or
nullity and each confirms and declares that the provisions of this agreement shall constitute a
full answer and defence to any claim for spousal maintenance, support or benefit and also
represents a careful attempt by the parties to pre-estimate judiciously and adiquitly the
responsible needs of both spouses after as well as before termination of his or her married
status.
The parties will pay for their own coverage for health, medical and dental expenses. Both the
husband and wife shall maintain coverage for the children from his or her place of
employment provided the same is available.
The parties shall share joint custody of the children and the children shall reside with both
parties an equal amount of time. Neither party shall pay child support for the other. However
in the event either party has the children less then forty percent (40%) or the time, child
support shall be payable in accordance with the Child Support Guidelines.
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10 . Matrimonial home
The parties shall continue to reside in the matrimonial home until the separation agreement
is signed and both have found suitable accommodations.
The husband and wife acknowledge that the home known municipally as 179 Ferguson
Street, Guelph Ontario, is the matrimonial home. The home shall be transferred to the husband in
exchange for half of the equity which should amount to aproximetly forty thousand dollars
($40,000.oo) . The wife agrees to transfer to the husband all of her right tittle and interest, and sign a
Deed to transfer same. The husband shall refinance the home and the wife will be removes as
mortgagee
The husband and wife acknowledge that they have divided all their personal property and
motor vehicles in a manner satisfactory to both of them, and that property in the possession of
the wife at the time of the execution of this agreement, shall be owned and belong to her
absolutely free of any claim by the husband, and conversely, all property in the possession of
the husband at the time of the execution of this agreement shall be owned and belong to him
absolutely free of any claim by the wife. The husband shall have the 1989 Suburban truck and
the wife shall have the 1989 Grand Prix.
12. Insurance
The parties release each others insurance policies save and except for the life insurance from
their employers. The parties agree to name each other on any life insurance policies from
their perspective employers as beneficiary in trust for the children so long as the children are
entitled to be supported by either of them.
13. Debts
The parties will be responsible for the debts in their own names such as charge cards, the
wife has a Royal Bank Visa card #40327905126303510504., the husband has no credit cards.
Neither party will incur debts on behalf of the other party and the parties agree to be
responsible for any debts currently incurred in their own names, with exception of the
mortgage on the matrimonial home.
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Each party acknowledges that each has been advised of his or her rights to the equalization of
the net family property under the Family Law Act, 1986; Each party affirms that the benefits
given by this agreement fully satisfy any and all entitlement each party has or may have to
any equalization of net family property; and each of the parties releases and discharges all
rights and claims he or she has under part I (family property) and part II (matrimonial
home) of the Family Law Act.
16. Pensions
The parties release any interest they may have in each others pension, if any, from their
respective employers. The parties release any interest they may have in each others Canada
Pension Plan credits.
(a) No claims under the Family Law Act and the Succession Law Reform Act and their
Successors, or similar legislation in any jurisdiction, entitled to him or her to benefit upon
the death of the other;
(b) No claims to a division of property owned by the other or to one-half the difference
between their net family properties or to any other share of this difference, or to any share of
property of the other;
(c) If the other party dies leaving a Will, no election against taking under the Will in
favour of receiving an entitlement equalizing their net family properties, or in
favour of any other benefit
(d) If the other party dies instate, no election or claim to receive an entitlement on intestacy
or to receive an entitlement equalizing their net family property;
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(e) If the other party dies testate as to some property and intestate as to other property, no
election to take under the Will and to receive an entitlement on intestacy, or to receive
an entitlement equalizing their net family properties;
(f) No claim to share in the estate of the other under a distribution on intestacy in any
manner whatsoever;
(g) No claim to receive support as a dependant from the estate of the other in any manner
whatsoever; and
(a) each party acknowledges he or she can be advised and understands that
(b) if he or she survives the other and is a dependant within the meaning of the Succession Law
Reform Act he or she has the right to apply under this Act for adequate support out of the
estate of the deceased spouse, and
(c) this application may be maintained against the estate despite an agreement of the parties to
the contrary; and
(d) each party further acknowledges that he or she has been advised and understands that an
application made by a dependant of the deceased for support to be paid out of the estate of
the deceased, the court may take into consideration any agreement made between the
dependant and the deceased; and
(e) each party intends that on any application for support by one party against the other that
the courts shall dismiss the application and award no support as if
(f) the applicant was not a dependant within the meaning of the Succession Law Reform Act,
or
(g) there was no legal obligation on the deceased or his or her personal representatives to make
provisions for the support of the applicant out of the estate.
Each of the parties will execute any document and do all further things, at the cost of the other,
that are reasonably required from time to time to give effect to the terms and intent of this
Agreement.
24. Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement will not affect the
validity or enforceability or any other provision will be severable.
(a) has fully and completely disclosed to the other the nature, extent and probable value of all
his or her significant and all his or her significant debts or other liabilities existing at the
date of this contract, and in addition to this disclosure,
(b) has given all information and particulars about his or her assets and liabilities that have
been requested by the other,
(c) is satisfied with the information and particulars received from the other, and
(d) acknowledges that there are no requests for further information on particulars that have
not been met to his or her completed satisfaction.
Both parties waive the requirement of providing sworn financial statements to each other.
29. Execution
To evidence their Agreement the husband and wife have each signed this agreement
under seal.