Legal Forms

Write up an Acknowledgement and Waiver of Independent Legal Advice for a client to sign with this template form for Canadian lawyers.

• The person signing the document acknowledges that he or she has been offered independent legal advice to advise him (her) of the ramifications, effect and scope of the document he or she is signing.
• The person has decided of his or her own free will to waive such independent legal advice.
• This form can be used anywhere in Canada.
• This is a reusable Canadian legal form. Purchase it, download it, save it as a template, use it as often as you require.
• To access the form, add it to your shopping cart and go through checkout, then download.

Protect your company's rights in technology developed by an employee with this Acknowledgement of Joint Ownership of Intellectual Property.

• If your employees are actively involved in the development and creation of intellectual property as a function of their job, they should sign an Acknowledgement of Joint Ownership form.
• The employee acknowledges that certain materials developed during the course of his or her employment are jointly owned by the employee and the employer, including any intellectual property rights in the materials.
• Failure to get it in writing could result in lengthy and expensive legal claims.
• The Acknowledgement form is generic (not specific to any country) and can be used anywhere.
• This is a reusable legal form. Buy it, download it, and use it as often as you need to.

Offer an investor co-ownership rights in your software products with this Acquisition Agreement contract template for Canadian software developers.

• The agreement is between a software developer and an investor (purchaser) who will provide capital for product development.
• In return for its investment, the investor will acquire joint ownership in the developer's software products.
• The investor also purchases the patent rights and grants the developer the right to use and sub-license the patent rights.
• Each party will retain all rights to its own subsequent modifications to the software.
• The investor agrees not to solicit any of the developer's customers or employees for a period of one year following the closing of the transaction.
• The developer agrees to indemnify the investor against any claims or losses arising from an infringement claim with respect to the software.
• The Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights is governed by Canadian intellectual property laws.
• The form is available as a MS Word template and can be easily modified to reflect your unique business circumstances.

Acquire a co-ownership interest in software that is currently in development with this Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights.

• The purchaser is investing funds to complete the development of the software, in exchange for receiving a co-ownership interest.
• The purchaser also obtains the patent rights to the software.
• The purchaser grants the developer a worldwide non-exclusive royalty-free license to use the patent rights.
• Each party retains its own rights to any subsequent modifications it makes to the software.
• The purchaser covenants not to compete with the software developer.
• This Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights in Software does not include specific references to the laws of any country and can be used in most jurisdictions.
• The form is available as a downloadable MS Word template that can be easily modified to include any additional terms of your business arrangement.

This Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement for a jointly owned asset sets out in writing how the asset will be dealt with if you and your spouse / partner break up.

• The Agreement can be used to cover all substantial assets you purchase together (such as a home, vacation property, boat, RV, family vehicle, etc.).
• Each spouse agrees to pay half of the purchase price, but if one spouse cannot make a payment for any reason, the other spouse can make the payment and his/her interest in the asset will be increased to reflect the amount of the payment.
• If the marriage or relationship breaks up and the parties are unable to come to an agreement regarding ownership of the asset, the partners agree to submit the matter to a mediator, and to abide by the mediator's decision.
• This legal agreement can be used in any Canadian province or territory.

If you and your partner split up, you want to be sure that your jointly owned property is fairly dealt with. Download the Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement for Jointly Owned Asset and sign it before you make that big ticket purchase.

Are you purchasing a substantial asset (such as a real estate property, a vehicle, boat, etc.) separately from your spouse or partner? Then you need to sign this Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement for a separately owned asset.

• This is a legal document which sets out in writing that you will be purchasing the property and making all the payments solely on your own.
• Your spouse/partner acknowledges that you will have sole ownership and waives any claims or rights that he or she might have by law with respect to the asset.
• This Agreement can be used in any Canadian province or territory.
• Download the agreement and sign it before you make that purchase. Otherwise you could lose part, or even all, of your share if you and your partner split up.
• Available in MS Word format.

Don't wait until it's too late. Make an Enduring Power of Attorney now with this template form for ACT residents.

• Coming Into Effect. You can decide whether you want the Power of Attorney to become effective immediately, or at a date you specify, or only if you become incapacitated. In the latter case, if you regain capacity to manage your affairs, the Enduring Power of Attorney becomes ineffective again.
• Appointing Someone to Act for You. You can name someone you trust to act as your attorney, to make decisions and manage your affairs for you if you are incapable of doing so.
• Making Personal Decisions. It is up to you to decide whether you want to give your attorney the power to make personal decisions for you (such as housing, companionship, personal hygiene, etc.), and/or to consent or refuse to consent to medical treatments and procedures.
• How to Use the Form. This form contains instructions on how to complete and execute the power of attorney, as well as information for your attorney(s).
• Jurisdiction. The Enduring Power of Attorney template is intended to be used only for residents of Australian Capital Territory. It is available in MS Word format and is easy to download, fill in and print.

Appoint an attorney (agent) to handle your business and financial affairs for you with this General Power of Attorney for Australian Capital Territory.

• A General Power of Attorney is used to give someone you name the authority to look after your finances, business affairs, legal actions, etc. on your behalf, but ONLY while you are still capable of making such decisions on your own.
• The ACT General Power of Attorney terminates if you lose the legal capacity to make your own decisions.
• A General Power of Attorney cannot be used to delegate the authority to make medical or lifestyle decisions. You must use an Enduring Power of Attorney for that.
• This form contains instructions on how to complete and execute the power of attorney.
• For use in Australian Capital Territory only.

Download a free copy of the Last Will of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Germany from 1934 to 1945. (His name is spelled 'Adolph' in the Will.)

• Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. Following his imprisonment after a 1923 coup attempt in Bavaria, he gained support by promoting German nationalism, anti-semitism, anti-capitalism, and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and propaganda.
• He was appointed chancellor in 1933 and established the Third Reich, a single-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideals of national socialism.
• Unbelievably to modern sensibilities, he was named TIME magazine's Man of the Year in 1938.
• In the final days of WWII, at the fall of Berlin in 1945, Hitler married his long-time mistress Eva Braun and, to avoid capture by Soviet forces less than two days later, the two committed suicide.

Source of information: Wikipedia

Prepare an Affidavit of Attestation for someone who is unable to read or write with this easy-to-use form for Canadian legal documents.

• An Affidavit of Attestation is sworn by someone who witnessed the execution of a document.
• This form is called an Affidavit of Marksman because the witness makes a "mark" instead of signing. It is to be used in cases where the witness is unable to read or write and therefore cannot make a signature.
• You can download and use this free Affidavit form as often as you require.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.