domestic contract
A domestic contract is a written document that you and your partner can make that says how you will deal with your issues while you are together or at the end of your relationship. For example, you can say how much spousal support one partner will pay the other if they separate. A domestic contract might be called something else, including:
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cohabitation agreement
A cohabitation agreement, sometimes called a domestic contract, is a written contract that non-married partners can make that says how they will deal with their issues while they're living together, after they stop living together, or if one of them dies.
They can make this kind of contract before living together, or while living together....
Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAGs) are guidelines that can help you and your partner and a judge decide how much spousal support should be paid and for how long. These are only guidelines, not laws. A judge can order more or less support than what the guidelines say. The SSAGs use 2 different formulas. One is for partners who have...
re-examine
Re-examination is when a party, or their lawyer if they have one, gets to question their own witnesses again. This is done after direct examination and cross-examination. They can only ask the witness about anything new that was discussed in cross-examination.
shared care
Shared care, also called shared custody, is when children live at least 40% of the time with each parent. Shared custody may affect how much child support is paid.
summons
A summons is a legal document that requires a witness to come to a trial or a hearing on a specific date to tell their part of the story.
undue hardship
Undue hardship means a payor parent does not have enough money to pay the child support they have to pay according to the Child Support Guidelines.
It can also mean that the parent receiving child support is finding it very hard to support the child with the amount they get according to the Child Support Guidelines.
Undue hardship is...
probation
Probation can be something a criminal court orders that you have to do as part of your sentence. A sentence is the punishment the court gives you if you're found guilty.
Probation usually comes with conditions. For example, you may have to report to a probation officer or go to a drug treatment program.
eviction notice
To evict is to tell or force a tenant to move out. A Notice of Termination from a landlord is often called an eviction notice, even though it does not force the tenant to move out. A Landlord and Tenant Board order forcing a tenant to move out is often called an eviction order.