Separation Agreement Software
Separation agreement software for Canadian family lawyers
Divo drafts separation agreements straight from your matter data. The support and property terms come from the FCSG, SSAG, and provincial-division calculations you've already run — so the agreement and the numbers can never drift apart. The lawyer reviews and finalizes; Divo does the assembly.
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One source of truth, from calculation to clause
The usual workflow splits a file in two: a calculator works out support and property, and then someone retypes those figures into a separation-agreement template. Every edit to income or assets means re-checking both — and transcription errors in an executed agreement are expensive.
Divo keeps the agreement bound to the matter. Run the calculations, and the separation agreement is generated from the same data with the support quantum, duration, and property division already in place. Recalculate, and the document follows.
What flows into a Divo separation agreement
Child support
FCSG table amount for the governing province, shared-custody set-off where applicable, and Section 7 special-expense apportionment — all from your calculation.
Spousal support
SSAG quantum and duration range (with-child or without-child formula), entitlement framing, and review/variation language.
Property division
Province-appropriate division: NFP equalization (ON, PE), excluded-property tracing (BC), Family Property Act categorization (AB), and the rest — with the equalization payment or division figure carried into the clause.
Disclosure & ILA
Financial-disclosure recitals tied to the documents in the matter, and independent-legal-advice acknowledgements where the province expects them.
What the clause library covers
A separation agreement is more than the four money terms. Divo assembles the full document from clause families a Canadian family lawyer expects to see — each one populated with the matter's own facts and figures, never a fill-in-the-blank placeholder:
- →Recitals & background — parties, relationship dates, children, and the financial-disclosure recital tied to the documents actually exchanged in the matter.
- →Parenting — decision-making responsibility and parenting-time language consistent with the arrangement your support calculation assumed (sole, shared, or split under FCSG s. 9).
- →Child support — table amount, s. 7 special-expense apportionment with the actual percentages, annual disclosure and recalculation mechanics.
- →Spousal support— quantum and duration from the SSAG range you selected, entitlement framing, review and material-change provisions, and lump-sum alternatives where you've modeled them.
- →Property & debt — the province-appropriate division with the equalization or division payment, transfer mechanics, pensions and RRSPs, and the asset-by-asset schedule from the matter.
- →Releases, ILA & execution — mutual releases, independent-legal-advice acknowledgements where the province expects them, severability, and execution blocks with witness formalities.
- →Dispute resolution & variation — mediation/arbitration ladders and the mechanics for varying support when circumstances change.
What a generated clause looks like
An illustrative excerpt of a draft on a test Ontario matter (figures are examples, not a table lookup) — the point is that every figure comes from the calculation, not from typing:
“Commencing on the first day of the month following execution of this Agreement, the Husband shall pay to the Wife child support of $1,417 per month for the two children, being the table amount under the Federal Child Support Guidelines for an income of $95,000 in Ontario, adjusted annually upon exchange of income disclosure as set out in section 8.3.
The parties shall share the children's s. 7 special and extraordinary expenses in proportion to their guideline incomes, being 61% by the Husband and 39% by the Wife…”
Change either income in the matter and the amount, the percentages, and the recital all update in the next draft. Export is fully editable Word — the lawyer owns every word before it's signed.
Separation agreement drafting software for lawyers — not a DIY template
Searching for separation-agreement tools surfaces two very different products. Consumer services (LawDepot-style templates, guided DIY questionnaires) help separating couples produce their own agreement. Divo is the other kind: professional drafting software that a retained family lawyer uses on a client matter, where the support and property numbers are calculated — with an audit trail — rather than filled into blanks.
The practical difference shows up in review time. A template gives you boilerplate to rewrite against your file; Divo gives you a draft already consistent with the file, so review effort goes into judgment calls — entitlement framing, release scope, what to exclude — instead of arithmetic reconciliation.
Province-specific property terms
Separation-agreement property language depends on the governing province's division regime. The three provinces where drafting diverges most get their own deep dives: Ontario separation agreement software covers NFP equalization, the s. 55(1) formalities, and the s. 56(4) setting-aside grounds; BC separation agreement software covers the Family Law Act's excluded-property tracing and setting-aside regime; and Alberta separation agreement software covers exempt property and the ss. 37–38 acknowledgement formality. For the rest, see how Divo handles each province:
Part of the same workflow
FAQ
Is Divo separation agreement software?
Yes. Divo drafts separation agreements for Canadian family-law matters directly from the figures already in your matter file. Support terms come from your FCSG child-support and SSAG spousal-support calculations, and property terms come from the provincial division you've run (Ontario NFP equalization, BC excluded property, Alberta family property, and the others). You enter the financial picture once; Divo assembles the agreement for lawyer review.
Do the support and property numbers flow into the agreement automatically?
Yes — that's the point of doing it inside Divo rather than a generic template. The child-support table amount, Section 7 apportionment, spousal-support quantum and duration range, and the property equalization or division figure are pulled from the same matter the calculations ran on. Change an income and the agreement language updates with the recalculated numbers.
Does it handle province-specific requirements?
Divo applies the property regime and statutory framing for the governing province — equalization in Ontario and PEI, excluded property in BC, the Family Property Act in Alberta, family patrimony in Quebec, and the Maritime and territorial regimes. Independent legal advice (ILA) acknowledgements and financial-disclosure recitals are included where the province expects them. See your province page for specifics.
Who is responsible for the final agreement?
The lawyer. Divo prepares a complete draft from the matter data, but the lawyer reviews every clause, exercises judgment on what to include, advises the client, and signs off. Divo handles the assembly and the math — not the legal advice.
Can I export the agreement to edit in Word?
Yes. Agreements export to fully editable Word and to PDF. Clause-level edits made for a specific matter stay in the document; the matter file in Divo remains the source of truth for the underlying calculations.
Does it draft Ontario, BC, and Alberta separation agreements?
Yes — those three provinces get dedicated deep dives because their regimes diverge the most: Ontario's NFP equalization with the s. 55(1) formalities and s. 56(4) setting-aside grounds, BC's excluded-property tracing under FLA Part 5, and Alberta's distinctive ss. 37–38 separate-lawyer acknowledgement requirement under the Family Property Act. Every other province and territory is supported through the same engine with its governing statute applied.
Draft from the matter, not from scratch
Book a demo and we'll generate a separation agreement live from a test matter — support, property, and disclosure recitals included.