Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free press saturday july 3, 2004 common Law continued from Page a1 the new legislation was announced in 2002, but the government did to announce until this Spring that the act would take effect june 30. About 20 per cent of All couples Are living together in common Law relation ships according to statistics Canada. How Many people Don to know about this legislation Posner asked. We wont really know the fallout until people realize they have rights they weren to aware it was a scramble for his clients who did to want marital property rights applying to their common Law Union he said. In those cases both partners had to sign a release to ensure the new Law did not apply to them. In one instance we just got it signed the Day before it took effect. If this want signed by the afternoon of june 29, i was asking my client to have his partner removed from the House ? to make sure she want there by june 30.? there Are Only four ways out said Posner. Break up the relationship move to another jurisdiction and take up Resi Dence there die or get a release his clients and their common Law spouses each had their own lawyer and had to come up with a waiver agreement that would override Bill 53 before it did you know s Ummer Camps provide a great Opportunity for Young people to experience the world around them gain new skills and form friendships that can last a lifetime. Manitoba Pioneer Camp located on two islands on Shoal Lake has provided wilderness camping experiences for More than 60 years. Owned and operated by inter varsity Christian Fellowship it offers 6? kicked in he said. With All the going Back and Forth its not simple to put together Posner said. The Law has put a lot of people in a very difficult situation said lawyer Barry Roy of Habing Roy. I know one client who agreed to sign a waiver at the last moment he said. I suspect there will be Long term repercussions Posner said of the emotional fallout from some couples being forced to address property rights issues. Some couples have never discussed this. It can be wrenching. What if you be been hiding your assets Posner asked. What if you be made a will and 12-Day Camps for Young people Between the Ages of eight and 16. It also offers Counselor training and leadership opportunities. Young campers get to experience canoeing kayaking Rock climbing swimming Archery cookouts and Camp fires ? All in the fresh air. They also have the Opportunity to see wildlife and participate in drama music games and crafts. Manitoba Pioneer Camp is just one of the Camps supported by the Winnipeg foundation. Last fiscal year the foundation made More than $500,000 in Grants to local recreation and Camp programs helping to ensure that Winnipeg kids have the Opportunity to enjoy this classic Manitoba summer activity. As Young people put away their school books and prepare to head off to Camp the Winnipeg foun Dation wishes All a Safe fun filled summer 1350 one Lombard place Winnipeg my r3b 0x3 Tel 944-9474 knew there was a deadline added pos Ner. There is no right of recourse for people Here who be acquired property rights. If you be lived together for three years Bingo ? you re in he said. The province says it has taken a num Ber of Public awareness measures to let people know about the new Laws. Jus Tice officials prepared written Materi als for and took part in Manitoba bar association and Law society of Manitoba Legal education seminars in Early 2003. An update to the family Law in Manitoba 2002, Public information Book let including references to the contents of Bill 53 was completed and made available in print and on the Justice web site in both English and French. The 2003 bar admissions course materials included references to Bill 53. Information about it was on the provinces website May 14, and 25,000 printed brochures were distributed to government offices and Community organizations. News releases were sent out and articles appeared in Manitoba newspapers and electronic broadcasts in May. But there Are hundreds of couples who still Don to know about the legislation said tory Justice critic Gerald Hawranick Lac Dubonnet. Not everyone has a computer to Check the provinces website he said. And not everyone follows the news added Hawranick a lawyer and la. How would they Ever know. you re in a common Law relationship and left everything to your adult children. That will is affected by this new legis lation. Probably the will is invalid. There will be fallout litigation pos Ner predicted. Attorney general Gord Mackintosh said the Bill reflects the reality that there Are different kinds of relationships and families. It reflects the belief that when you share a life there should be a sharing of the in All this legislation amends 56 provincial statutes. Mackintosh said it is the most All encompassing Bill of its kind in Canada. Titanium wedding bands Over 40 styles Many with diamonds but Roy said the Bill should have been the subject of an All out advertising Campaign to make people aware of it. He said he attended two seminars with a panel of experts ? including provincial Justice officials ? where there was talk of get Ting the word out. The province would undertake an extensive educational Campaign. We assumed it was going to give people enough of a Lead time to let that happen he said. Roy said lawyers heard in mid May that the new Bill would be in Force at Midnight june 29. 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