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Spousal Support Options Or Regular Periodic Payments - Stephen Durbin And Associates

Understanding Spousal Support Payments: Lump Sum or Regular Periodic?

What is Spousal Support? Spousal support (known as “alimony” in the United States of America) is financial support paid by one partner to the other...

Leaving The Family Residence After Separation - Stephen Durbin And Associates

Leaving the Family Residence After Separation

Property Rights? People often think that in the course of separating from their partner, common-law or married, if they leave the family residence, they give...

Little-Known Obligation Of Cohabitation - Stephen Durbin And Associates

Little-Known Obligation of Cohabitation

It may come as a surprise to many that a person who is not the biological parent of the children in a relationship may be...

Legal Representation & Retainer Fees - Stephen Durbin & Associates

Why do I need to pay a retainer?

Hiring a lawyer is not always a simple process, and one of the key considerations for clients is the payment of a retainer fee. While...

How Are Common Law And Marriage Different - Stephen Durbin and Associates

How are Common Law and Marriage Different?

Despite the fact that the distinction and consequences of being married or in a common-law relationship has been clear in the law for many years,...