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When financing a property using a home loan, it is common for the financing institution to insist that you take out bond cover as security for the loan. While most financing institutions offer bond cover to their customers, it is
Your parenting plan sets out the details relating to care, contact and financial contributions towards the children, when and with whom the children will live, and where they will be schooled, amongst other things. The financial implications in terms of
In a marriage that excludes the accrual system, a spouse who chooses to stay at home to raise children is at an economic disadvantage because she does not have the same opportunity to create wealth as her income-generation spouse does.
Your accrual contract continues to apply after the death of the first dying spouse, at which point the accrual will come into account. The executor of the first dying spouse’s deceased estate will need to calculate the increase in the
Regulated by the Divorce Act, Pension Funds Act and Income Tax Act, the purpose of the pension interest calculation is to allow divorcing spouses, where applicable, to share in each other’s retirement benefits at the date of divorce without having
Determining what you could realistically expect in terms of divorce settlement means understanding what assets your spouse has. In a particularly acrimonious divorce, a spouse could attempt to hide assets in a living trust or move assets offshore in the
If you intend to keep the marital home after your divorce, make sure that it makes financial sense for you to do so. Sentimental attachment to the marital home can blind you from making decisions that are in your financial
Ownership of immoveable property is one of the most important matters that must be covered in your cohabitation agreement as failure to do so can leave couples with very little legal recourse should the relationship terminate.