Although the advice is to always have your separation agreement testified by someone that someone does not need to be a lawyer because there is no legal requirement for this in the Family Law Act. In fact, anyone over the age of 18 can be your witness, as their role is only to confirm that the two parties between whom the separation agreement exists have signed it. The Family Law Act contains guidelines on what property is considered family property and what debts are considered family debts. It also sets out the rules on how these family assets and debts should be divided. In principle, when a couple separates, each spouse has the right to divide equal shares of the jointly acquired property. .