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The Holly Hobbies' members
met at the home of the ,leader,
Mrs. Janake Murray on March
'13,
The tepid for the meeting was'
"Learning through Leisure." For
a leisure activity each member
practised indoor gardening they
did this by bringing a slip of plant'
and' planting it at the meeting.
Later they showed their plants,
and gave the name of the plants,
and explained how- they would
re for the'ni. • March 21
Guest speaker, Mrs. Marion
lure,' spoke about the
mimic al government and its
responsibilities. She also
answered any questions that the
members had.
Members enjoyed a selection of
.slides and photographs•preSented
by Mrs. Anna Dolmage. She gave
the members tips on photography
and told them about her other
creative .interests.
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marriage. Where there is no .
marriage break-down, each
spouse remains free to acqurie,
manage and dispose of property
as he/she does under the present
law, except in the case 'of the
matrimonial home, where special
, bprovisions apply. Both spouses .. ,
are given rights----in the
matrimonial home: either has the
right to seek a court order, •for
possession of the matrimonial
home and contents; neither
• spouse .can sell or mortgage the.
home without the other's written
'consent, ,regardless of which of
them owns it.
This new law applies only upon
Marriage break-down, and. only in
the absence of a:. 'marriage
contract. Under the legislation
'the woman is considered to be an
equal partner in the marriage
relationship ad the "family 0.irn
assefs7-*
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Ill home, , include the
furniture, cottage, boat, car,
• 'appliances, etc. are subject to the .
ride of equal division. This is, of
course, subject to judicial
discretion;in other words, unleSs '
- • but which is essential to tradition-
al 'family life. . •
• This legislation covers a broad
range of property. and support
rights for married and separated
people, we well as:those living in
common:law relationships. The
most significant change affects
the area of marriage break:down. '
the judge decides it should be
otherwise.
Under the new law a woman
can. go to 'court and demand a
share of other assets such as
business profits, bonds, stocks,
investments commercial
property, trust funds or pensions.
Court decisions would be based
upon the circumstances of the
case, whether the woman had
contributed to..,the financiAl
success of her husband, or in the
event the family assets were not
considered adequate to give her a
fair share. The key'words here are
"contribution to the marriage", '
as a wife will not necessarily be
awarded a share of business and
other assets.
Liberal Margaret Campbell
proposed a significant amend-'
ment to 'the Act, Which ..wias
passed by a majority of the
House. Her amendment
recognized that "child care,
household , mauagernent and
financial provisions are )the joint
responsibilities of the spouses
'and that inherent in the marital
relationship there is joint contri-
bution, whether financial or
update the traditional legal otherwise, by the spouses to the
assumption Of these responsibili- 'concepts governing matrimonial ties, entitling each 'spouse to an preperty and stip ort
7 equal division' of The" "family to accommnda
forms of modern family life. It assets, subject to the equitable
recognizes marriage as a considerations se t out in sub-
partnership belween two people sections 4 .an'd 6." She proposed - also that "The court may make A no matter who works where and
who actually brings home the division of any property that,is not
a famil y asset wliere,(a) a' spouse paycheque. "WM*" is defined
. broadly to include not only work has unreasonably; impoverished t for whiCh one is paid, but also the
the family assets; or (b) the result of a division of the family. assets work of the homemaker, the
management- of the household would be inequitable in all the
and care of the .children - for circumstances." The incorpora-
• which the wifeis not usually paid; lion of this amendment represented an important step
krward.
-There was bitter ,dehat6 over
the so-called. "support" clause
"the obligation to, provide
support for a spouse exists
without regard'to, the conduct of
either spouse, but the court may
be determining the amount of
The Act proPoies that the famhy support have regard to a course of
assets system be the basic system conduct that is so unconscionable
governing• . property relatiOns 'as to constitute an obvious and
between husband and wife in gross repudiation of the
Ontario. Under this system, relationship." Some' Members,
"family assets" include property including Margaret Campbell,
owned by 'One Or spouses believe that this clause should be
Which is used by the family for amended because "judges
shelter or transportation, or for function with a double standard
household, 'educational, for the sexes"..
By Jack Riddell M.P.P.
The Ontario Legislature has
adjourned for the Springalreak.
One of the last developments,
before adjournment was the
debate and third reading of the
controversial Bill 59 - "An Act to
Reform the Law- respecting
Property Rights. and Support
Obligations between married
persons and in other Family
Relationships". ThiS legislation,
known as the Family. Law Reform
Act, Will go into effect on March
31st, 1978. In term's of social
reform, it is considered to be one
of the most significant pieces of
legislation to be passed in Ontario
in the last fifty years.
This important legislation is the
culmination Of a decade of
discussion • and debate on the
subject, and has been before the
Ontario Legislature for the, past
two years. In early January of this
yeas, the Bill was studied, in the
Justice Committee, clause by
,clause, by Members, of All ,three
parties. Some significant
amendments to the Bill were
proposed ar that time.
The family law 'reform
legislation was designed to
• ,• ,recreational, social or aesthetic
purpoSes. Famhy assets are
owned separately • during the •
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The Bill recognizes• common
law relationships, providing for a
couple_ who have hived together
for a period of five years,
including the year preceding the
relationship's break-down, (or
where a child or children have
resulted from the union), to have
responsibility ,for the support of
one another and any children of
the relationship's. In common-laW
situations, the rule of equal'
division of assets does not apply.
''Child care. bectmes the "joint
responsibility" Of both partners.
Parents' with illegitimate, foster,
or step childrenliYing under their
roof will be responsible for their
support until they become 18:
year's of age. The new law
recognizes marriage contracts,
unless a, judge rules that the
contract is unfair to one of the
partners. Finally, support
payments'• will no longer be
allowed to be continued for an
indefinife period, and it will be
incumbent upon die` spouse to
support a dependent wife or'
husband only until he or'she can'
find suitable employment.
' Venture Capital, an Experience
'78 .program sponsored and
'administered by the Ontario
Ministry of Colleges and
Universities in. co-operation with
the Ontario Chamber of
Clinton may dies in
exhaust poisoning,
Ontario Provincial Police are
terming "accidental", the death
Sunday night, March 19 'of M.
Keith Holland, "28, of 'RR4,
Clinton.
Mr. Holland was found dead in
'his car parked in a garage at RR4,
Clinton and a post mortem March 22.
:examination showed he died of ' •
carbon monoxide poisoning. — oaaa.
Police' said the garage door was , -
open, the car battery dead and
.the automobile out of gas.
A faulty muffler is,,,,blained for
allowing the gas to escape into
the car .,-Where police believe Mr. ;
Holland was' likening to the
radio, •
The late Mr. Holland was the
son of. Bill and Wonnetta Holland
of RR4 Clinton and is also
survived by a sister Marilyn (Mrs,'
Tom McMahen) of Clinton and
two brothers. Harvey and Clifford • .
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COMPARING NOTES 7 The Publicity Committees for Ken , Huron and Frontenac
Counties compare notes and budgets for the up and coming International Plowing
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hosted by Kent COunty. Raymond Scotchmer and Russel Bo Ron of'‘, Huron
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