I wrote a little while ago on matrimonial homes. Given the many questions I have had from clients lately, I wanted to expand on that post a little bit. In Ontario, the Family Law Act rules state exactly when a home becomes a matrimonial home: the day you get married, if you are living there.… Continue reading When is a house a matrimonial home?
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When is a house a matrimonial home?
If you are married and living together with your spouse in a house that you own, you have just limited your ability to deal with the property at your own whim. A matrimonial home, even if it is just in one spouse’s name, is beneficially owned by both spouses, and the non-titled spouse will have… Continue reading When is a house a matrimonial home?