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Lee McKeigan-Dempsey · Lawyer · Family · Moncton
76 Albert Street, Moncton, NB E1C 1B1
Represents individuals in employment matters, from wrongful dismissal actions to human rights claims, and advises small and medium-sized businesses. She also acts for clients buying, selling or refinancing real estate. The firm also covers family law, and wills and estates.
Divorce and separation, parenting, child and spousal support, and dividing property. Divorce follows the federal Divorce Act; property division comes from New Brunswick's Marital Property Act, which applies to married spouses.
Divorce is federal law, so the rule is the same across Canada: the only ground is marriage breakdown, usually shown by living apart for one year or more. You or your spouse must have lived in New Brunswick for a full year before applying.
Under the Marital Property Act each spouse is entitled to have the marital property divided in equal shares. An application must be made no later than 60 days after a divorce, so raise property before the divorce is granted.
No. The Marital Property Act defines a spouse as a married person, so its equal-division rule does not cover unmarried couples. They have to rely on other legal claims to share property.
For Moncton, family cases — including divorce and the division of marital property — go to the Family Division of the Court of King's Bench at the Moncton Law Courts, 145 Assumption Boulevard.
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