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Cohabitation Agreement for Same Sex Couple | Canada
Use this Canada Cohabitation Agreement for Same Sex Couple to set the terms of how your property will be owned, and how your children will be raised and supported.
- The Agreement can be used by same sex couples anywhere in Canada. A French-language version may be required for Quebec.
- The parties agree that each of them retains full ownership of any assets they owned individually before they started living together.
- Any property acquired during the relationship will be joint property unless the partners specifically agree otherwise in writing. All jointly owned property will be divided equally between them if they separate.
- Each partner is responsible for paying his or her own debts.
- The partners agree to take joint responsibility for raising, supporting and caring for the children they have together.
- If either partner has a child from a previous relationship, that child's parent will be primarily responsible for his/her rearing.
- Each partner waives any legal right to claim a portion of any gifts or inheritances left to the other partner.
- Before you sign the Agreement, you and your partner must get independent legal advice from a lawyer. The required form of Certificate of Independent Legal Advice is included.
- Intended for use only in Canada.
- Available in MS Word format.
$29.99
Alberta Cohabitation Agreement
You and your live-in partner can decide how you want your joint property divided with this Cohabitation Agreement for Alberta.
- A cohabitation agreement is an effective means for any couple to determine what happens with respect to property division and spousal support if they split up.
- The Agreement is made pursuant to Section 37 of the Family Property Act, which allows couples to make provisions for the disposition of their property separately from the provisions of the Act.
- You can also set out how you want your children to be raised, supported and cared for.
- Before signing, you will need to see a lawyer to obtain independent legal advice. For your convenience, the template includes a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice for each party.
- The template also contains the required form of Acknowledgement to be completed by each party.
- Intended to be used only in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
$29.99
Manitoba Cohabitation Agreement
Manitoba law treats common law relationships of 3 years or longer the same as legal marriage, and you could end up losing all or part of your separately owned assets if you separate. You should consider signing a Manitoba Cohabitation Agreement.
- The purpose of a Cohabitation Agreement is to determine who owns what, how jointly owned property will be distributed if the relationship ends, and what each partner's responsibilities are to raise and support their children.
- Whatever assets a partner brought into the relationship will continue to belong to that partner. The other person has no ownership interest in them.
- Any assets that were purchased jointly during the relationship would be divided equally between the partners if they decide to break up.
- Both parties are responsible for raising and caring for the children they have together.
- You must both get independent legal advice from a lawyer before you sign. The document includes a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice for the lawyer to sign after seeing you.
- Available in MS Word format.
- Intended to be used only in the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
$32.99
Ontario Cohabitation Agreement
Cohabiting couples in Ontario can establish their rights and obligations and the ownership of their separate and joint property in a Cohabitation Agreement.
- The Agreement allows you and your partner to specify which assets each of you owned prior to the relationship, and which are jointly owned by both of you.
- You can also set out how your joint assets will be distributed if you decide to end the relationship.
- You can also agree upon how household expenses will be split, and who is responsible for other debts. For instance, if your partner owes money on a student loan incurred before you met, he/she may be solely responsible for paying it off.
- If the two of you decide to get married, the Cohabitation Agreement becomes a prenuptial (pre-marriage) agreement.
- You will both need to get independent legal advice from a lawyer before you sign the Agreement. A Certificate of Independent Legal Advice is included for each of you, which the lawyer will sign after seeing you.
- Ontario law treats married and cohabiting couples differently with respect to property rights. Make sure yours are protected.
- Available in MS Word format, fully customizable.
$29.99
