Products tagged with 'common law partner agreement'

The end of a relationship is always traumatic. Make the process a little easier by putting the terms of your settlement into this Canada Separation Agreement for common law partners (same sex or opposite sex).

• Arrangements for custody of and access to the couple's children, and amounts of spousal support and child maintenance to be paid (if any).
• Both partners will pay the couple's joint debts, and each partner will pay their own individual debts.
• Terms for dividing property jointly owned by both partners. Each partner will continue to own their respective separate property.
• Terms for disposition of the couple's home, if it is owned by the partners.
• List of each partner's assets and liabilities.
• The form includes an Affidavit of Execution (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.
• This Separation Agreement (Common Law or Same Sex Couple) is for Canadian residents. Available in MS Word format.

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.

Common law opposite-sex or same sex couples can qualify for certain rights and benefits under Alberta law by signing an Adult Interdependent Partner Agreement.

In order to be eligible, you and your partner must:

1. be emotionally committed to one another,
2. share each other's lives,
3. function as an economic and domestic unit, and
4. must not be married to another person at the same time.

Signing this Agreement means:

• You and your partner are obligated to financially support each other.
• You can register for joint coverage under Alberta Health Care.
• Both partners are eligible for insurance coverage currently available to spouses.
• Partners are entitled to all or part of a deceased partner's estate if he/she died without a will.
• Other rights and privileges available to married couples.

This template conforms to the statutory form required by provincial law for an Alberta Adult Interdependent Partner Agreement.

After 2 years of living together, common law couples in Saskatchewan have the same rights and obligations under the law as married couples. You can change that by signing a Cohabitation Agreement.

• A cohabitation agreement gives you a chance to establish who owns what property. For instance, each partner would continue to own the assets that they owned when they entered the relationship.
• Any property jointly acquired by the parties would be divided equally between them if the relationship ends, or would be sold and the sale proceeds split evenly.
• The Agreement contains a provision that each partner is responsible for his or her own debts and financial obligations.
• The partners will be jointly responsible for raising, supporting and caring for any children they have together.
• Before signing the Agreement, you and your partner must get independent legal advice from a lawyer. A Certificate of Independent Legal Advice for each party is included as part of the document, and must be signed by the lawyer.
• This legal form is available as a downloadable MS Word template.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada.