Nova Scotia Cohabitation Agreement

Complete this free combined Affidavit of Execution and Matrimonial Property Act Affidavit for any real estate transaction made in Nova Scotia.

• You will need to complete the Affidavit if you are buying, selling, mortgaging or transferring title to a real estate property in Nova Scotia.
• The form is required in order to fulfill the requirements of the Matrimonial Property Act .
• Available as a Microsoft Word download.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

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.) in Canada separately from your spouse or partner? You should sign this Asset Acquisition Agreement before you do so.

• 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.

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.