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| If you live with someone without being married, people say you are in a commonlaw relationship or cohabitating. |
| Common law couples do not have the same rights as married couples to share in the property they bought when they were living together. Usually, furniture, household belongings and other property belong to the person who bought them. |
| What about property ? |
| A Cohabitation Agreement can spell out what you both want your financial and family arrangements to be. It can say who owns the things you buy when you are together. It can say how much support will be paid if the relationship ends and how your property will be divided. |
| Once you have signed a cohabitation agreement, you must follow what it says. If one decides you don't like the agreement, you can negotiate a change to the agreement. You should get independent legal advice and exchange financial information before you sign a cohabitation agreement. |
| If your common law relationship ends and you do not have enough money to support yourself, you can ask your partner to pay support. You can ask for support for yourself if you have been living together for more than 3 years, or if you have lived together less but have a child or adopted a child together. |
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| What about support ? |
| What if we decide to get married ? |
| When you get married, your cohabitation agreement becomes your marriage contract. If you both want to change it you can sign a new agreement. |
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