How to get divorced in Ottawa?

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How to get divorced in Ottawa?

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• ?The only way that you can be granted a divorce
  in any part of Canada is that you have to come up
  with a strong argument that your marriage is
  broken as well as there is no way it can be
  resolved back to normal. Talking about the
  present, there are two methods available that can
  help you legally prove the unsuccessfulness of
  your marriage.
• -The first method is by completing a one-year
  separation from your partner
• -The other method is providing valid proof of
  abuse or adultery.
• The former is known as The No-Fault Divorce
  which is a highly popular form of divorce in
  Ottawa. Let us understand both these laws in
  brief that would help you estimate the cost of
  divorce in Ontario as well as help you collect
  all the relevant information to plan out your
  finances.

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One Year Separation The No-Fault Divorce

• First of all, let me clarify the fact that you do
  not need to wait for one whole year in order to
  apply for a divorce in Canada. You can start the
  process the moment you and your partner are
  separated. However, the court takes its time and
  would be granting you the singlehood status back
  once you have completed the one year separation
  period.

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• The separation here does not mean isolating you
  from each other. Nor does it force you and your
  spouse to live at different addresses and in no
  contact with each other. It simply means that you
  are living your own independent lives without
  interrupting your partner's daily routine.
• However, the simplest way to prove this point is
  by not staying together which would not
  complicate the separation process and it would be
  easy for the court as well as for your divorce
  lawyer to prove your point. However, due to your
  financial conditions (or even because of your
  children), if it is not possible for you to live
  in separate houses, in that case, you can live
  together. But, this would make the divorce
  process even more complicated as you would have
  to prove that you and your partner by no means
  have been living together as a couple and are
  having their isolated lives.

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• If you and your spouse are separated and plan to
  get back together, you do not need to begin the
  separation period all over again. The only time
  the court will demand you to restart your
  separation period are if you get back together
  for a period of more than 90 days or for several
  short periods amounting to 90 days total or more
  than that.

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• Thus, this law not only helps you to give a
  second thought to your marriage but also helps
  you to get back together and thus comes out to be
  the most efficient and highly inexpensive one,
  which is why hiring divorce lawyers in Ottawa for
  this law isn't much of a difficult procedure.
• However, we do understand that your situation may
  be unique and different from the others and it is
  highly advisable to consult a divorce lawyer
  before planning on anything.

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Adultery or Cruelty The Divorce wherein the
partner is accused

• The couples that wish to file a divorce based on
  cruelty or adultery, fall under the category of
  For Fault Divorce. This simply means that you
  are trying to prove that your spouse is
  completely at fault for breaking this marriage
  and you are innocent.
• It is important to keep yourself prepared when
  you are filing for divorce under this category,
  as the court demands you to have proof of the
  exact events that occurred to validate your
  claim. Not only are they highly expensive, they
  also turn out to be unnecessarily lengthy,
  difficult and emotionally hurting.

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• Due to the backlog system of our courts, this
  process also ends up taking a year or even more
  time than that and this is the reason why
  one-year separation is always recommended rather
  than the latter type of divorce.

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Conclusion

• It is always important to understand the fact
  that on whatever grounds you are planning for
  divorce, or whatsoever claims have been resting
  on the other, all of this has no impact on the
  final decision of court regarding the access to
  your children and the custody.
• We understand your trauma and the difficulties
  you might be going through and hence recommend
  you to get in touch with us at [phone] and
  have all your questions answered.

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