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War-t f“. r-â€"-â€"-_ W THE LEGAL POINT OF VIEW â€"Common Law Spouses The Ontario Family Law Reform Act, 1978 defines a "spouse" as being a married person or a person who has lived with a person of the opposite SEX for a period of five years or for a shorter period if there has been a permanent relationship of some sort and a child has been born. The per- son who is not married but is still a "spouse" according to this defini- tion is usually involved in what is known as a common law marriage, al- though, legally, there is no such thing. The Family Law Reform Act gives "common law" spouses some of the legal rights given to married spouses when there is a separation. A common law spouse has a right to ask the court to order his or her spouse to pay financial support, for example. However, not all the rights of married spouses are given to common law spouses who separate. When married spouses separate they each have a right to half of the family assets. Family assets are those things the spouses and their children used. Common law spouses do not have this automatic right. Their property is divided according to who paid for it, whose name it is in, who contri- buted work to maintain or build it and what the intentions of the spouses were regarding ownership. For example, if a couple lived to- gether for 7 years and then separated how would their property be divided if they disputed who was to get the TzV. and who was to get the house they lived in? If we presume that the woman bought the T.V. and made a gift of it to the man, the court would probably agree that the man keep the T.V. because that is what the woman had intended when she gave it to him. If the man had bought the house and the deed was in his name but the woman had helped maintain it and take care of it for the 7 years they were together,it is possiblethat the Court would say she had some legal interest in the house and would award her compensation for her con- tribution. Common law and married spouses are treated the same with regard to cus- tody of their children. The Gourt will decide which parent getscustody page 3 CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY annual fund raising campaign NORTH LEEDS UNIT september 1981 HELP US TO HELP YOU! The Canadian Red Cross Society ONTARIO DIVISION DE L'ONTARIO La Société canadiennc dc Ia Croix-Rougc The monthly committee meeting of the North Leeds Red Cross Home- maker Services was held Aug. 10 at Barb Purdy's. Present were Ken Fuller, Ken Friday, Hubert Sly, Barb Purdy, Sharon Stedman and being well used. Because of the meeting. Sue Cooper. Minutes were approved and Ken Friday read a letter re the Status of the North Leeds Unit which was to be sent to the- Director of Homemaker Services of Ontario. Homemaker Service report as follows- present. 3U6.31 DAYS OF SERVICE. HOME CARE (acute) HOME CARE (chronic)238.38 days Soc. Services Private WORKING HOMEMAKERS 39 2 retired 5 on holiday LOAN CUPBOARD REPORT 1 wheel chair 2 commodes 2 walkers plus a number of small articles at present remain in the Cupboard. Mr. Hubert Sly is happy to report that all other equipment is out increasing demand for this equip- ment a discussion followed this report re future needs. The Unit received a lovely card of thanks from Barb Purdy for the gift presented to her at the last SEPTEMBER 1981 IS TO BE FUND RAISING MONTH FOR THE NORTH LEEDS UNIT. This was discussed in some detail and Campaign Kits were distributed to those Because SEPTEMBER IS CAMPAIGN 68 days 8.50 days 31.4“ days on loan in the community and igtzggstzscl; <25 wha‘; ls 1n the best Q /\ A SOUTH CROSBY NON PROFIT e child. As far as /\ ___ /financial support of children goes _/]\_ JUWL A HOUSING CORPORATION every parent must do their share, whether they are a "spouse" or not. RIDEALJLAKES ELGIN APARTMENTS ONTARK) â€" Jane Monaghan LIBRARIAN WANTED FOR ELGIN BRANCH RIDEAU LAKES UNION LIBRARY 1A HOURS PER WEEK SEND WRITTEN APPLICATIOIS QNLI BEFORE SEPT. 21 T0 P. LITTLE. BOX 89, ELGIN, ONTARIO aayaaafl/fiée/héaAafle(yfflaaaugfiwuéy/gz RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CROSBY AND SURROUNDING AREA alcawnuuuexéfnuudgflflaggafiulqéwuéy/qg i22bézuo.izglra»Jfizhzmfinenli a/ f/emzw (flay/w Wen/finikrf a: 60?”. fln/aw m W yW/rufefl/ I2, £9191 a! fix/)0 w.m/. [jaw/1h MONTH it was decided to hold the next meeting Oct. 5 1981 at Rideau District High School. REMEMBERz SEPTEMBER IS RED CROSS MONTH FOR NORTH LEEDS. Federal, Provincial, Municipal and other dignitaries are invited as well as all those officials who were involved in the building ofthe 23 unit complex.