British Columbia Cohabitation Agreement

Have you and your spouse decided to separate? Put the terms of the separation in writing with this Separation Agreement for Canada.

• The Agreement provides for custody of and access to the children of the marriage (if any), and the amount of spousal support and child maintenance to be paid by one spouse to the other (if any).
• Joint debts will be paid by both parties, and debts owed by one of the individuals will be paid solely by the person owing the debt.
• The parties will agree on how property jointly owned by both spouses will be divided. Property owned by only one person will belong to that person.
• There is a section dealing with the disposition of the matrimonial home, which must be agreed on by both parties.
• Each spouse must list his or her assets and liabilities.
• The form includes an Affidavit of Execution form (to be sworn by a witness), a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice or an Acknowledgement and Waiver of Independent Legal Advice (whichever is appropriate).
• You will need to see a lawyer for independent legal advice before signing this form.

Ending a marriage is never easy, but putting everything in writing can smooth out some of the wrinkles. Download this Canada Separation Agreement to get you started.

Make an Enduring Power of Attorney with this package of forms for the Province of British Columbia.

The package contains the following items:

• Making an Enduring Power of Attorney for British Columbia, which explains what a Power of Attorney is, how the document should be filled out and signed, and what the risks are in appointing an attorney to handle your affairs,
• Enduring Power of Attorney form,
• Statutory Declaration of Attorney for Land Titles form, required by the BC Land Title Office to allow your attorney to deal with your real estate property,
• Statutory Declaration for Evidence of Authority of Alternate Attorney..

This 10-page British Columbia Enduring Power of Attorney Forms Package is available in MS Word format, and is easy to use and understand.

Make sure that your wishes are followed in the event that you become physically or mentally incapacitated, with this Representation Agreement Package (Section 7) for the Province of British Columbia.

• A Representation Agreement allows you to appoint someone you trust as your representative to make decisions for you in the event you become unable to do so. These decisions include medical care, living conditions, personal, financial and legal matters.
• This form is referred to as a Section 7 Agreement, which means that you grant your representative only the limited powers set out under Section 7 of the Representation Agreement Act.
• The package contains:
  • Representation Agreement,
  • Form 1, Certificate of Representative and Alternate Representative,
  • Form 2, Certificate of Monitor,
  • Form 4, Certificate of Witnesses,
  • Statutory Declaration for Evidence of Authority of Alternate Representative,
  • Instructions to help you complete the Section 7 Representation Agreement.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.