This week's episode is bursting your love bubble by digging into the dark side of love. You'll hear four personal stories that show, with increasing intensity, just how broken Canada's divorce system is. People who were held hostage for years by a slow-moving process that sent them hurdling into debt. 

And beyond that, we rarely talk about divorce as a life or death situation, but it certainly can be. 

Senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik brings you this one.

For people who are living with family violence, don't struggle alone. Here is a list of resources available to you in your area. Or the Assaulted Women's Helpline is 1-866-863-0511.

Further reading:

• What a 4-year-old's death says about Ontario's strained family courts, Toronto Star
• Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty, The Economist
• Broken marriages becoming pandemic's other toll, CBC News
• Calls for a unified family court system and further changes to Canada's Divorce Act, CTV News
• The Family Law System in Canada is "Broken" says veteran Family Lawyer, News Wire

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