Cohabitation and Living Together Agreements - Revision history

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	\| link = [family.legalaid.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-forms-documents/agreements/making-agreement-when-you-live-together Making an agreement <br/>when you live together]		\| link = [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-forms-documents/agreements/making-agreement-when-you-live-together Making an agreement <br/>when you live together]
	}}Cohabitation agreements are contracts signed by couples who plan to live together or who are already living together. Cohabitation agreements typically deal with things like how property and debt will be divided or whether spousal support will be paid if the relationship ends. Cohabitation agreements can also deal with things during the relationship, like how the housework is distributed and how the household expenses are paid. There is no legal requirement for people to sign a cohabitation agreement when they decide to live together.		}}Cohabitation agreements are contracts signed by couples who plan to live together or who are already living together. Cohabitation agreements typically deal with things like how property and debt will be divided or whether spousal support will be paid if the relationship ends. Cohabitation agreements can also deal with things during the relationship, like how the housework is distributed and how the household expenses are paid. There is no legal requirement for people to sign a cohabitation agreement when they decide to live together.

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	===Links===		===Links===

	*[https://~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4653 "Legal~~ forms & documents"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-forms-documents/agreements Agreements] from Legal Aid BC
	**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"		**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"
	*[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~clicklaw.bc~~.ca/~~resource~~/~~1259~~ Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School		*[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/marriage-agreements/ Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School

	===Resources===		===Resources===

	*[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~1058 "~~Living Together or Living Apart"] ~~from Legal Aid BC~~		* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/living-together-or-living-apart Living Together or Living Apart]
	**See chapter 2 on "Living Together - Making Agreements"		**See chapter 2 on "Living Together - Making Agreements"
	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw.bc.ca/resource~~/~~4758~~ "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd, QC		*[https://bit.ly/4ftjDLM "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd, KC

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	**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"		**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ''Living Together or Living Apart''], chapter 2 on making agreements		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ''Living Together or Living Apart''], chapter 2 on making agreements
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1259 ~~Canadian Bar Association BC Branch:~~ Script ~~on marriage agreements~~ and ~~cohabitation agreements~~]		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1259 Dial-A-Law Script "Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements"]

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	*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page "Legal forms & documents"]		*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page "Legal forms & documents"]
	**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"		**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ~~‘‘Living~~ Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2~~, Making Agreements]~~		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ''Living Together or Living Apart''], chapter 2 on making agreements
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1259 Canadian Bar Association BC Branch: Script on marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements]		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1259 Canadian Bar Association BC Branch: Script on marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements]

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	*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page Legal forms & documents]		*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page "Legal forms & documents"]
	**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"		**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ‘‘Living Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2, Making Agreements]		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ‘‘Living Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2, Making Agreements]

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	*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website information page Legal forms & documents]		*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page Legal forms & documents]
	**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"		**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ‘‘Living Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2, Making Agreements]		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ‘‘Living Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2, Making Agreements]

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	*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website information page on Legal forms & documents ~~under~~ "Agreements]		*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4653 Legal Services Society's Family Law website information page Legal forms & documents]
			**Under the section "Agreements" see "Making an agreement when you live together"
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ‘‘Living Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2, Making Agreements]		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ‘‘Living Together or Living Apart,’’ chapter 2, Making Agreements]
	*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1259 Canadian Bar Association BC Branch: Script on marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements]		*[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1259 Canadian Bar Association BC Branch: Script on marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements]

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	\| link = [~~http://www.familylaw~~.~~lss~~.bc.ca/~~resources~~/~~fact_sheets~~/~~makingAnAgmtWhenYouLiveTogether.php~~ Making an agreement <br/>when you live together]		\| link = [family.legalaid.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-forms-documents/agreements/making-agreement-when-you-live-together Making an agreement <br/>when you live together]
	}}Cohabitation agreements are contracts signed by couples who plan to live together or who are already living together. Cohabitation agreements typically deal with things like how property and debt will be divided or whether spousal support will be paid if the relationship ends. Cohabitation agreements can also deal with things during the relationship, like how the housework is distributed and how the household expenses are paid. There is no legal requirement for people to sign a cohabitation agreement when they decide to live together.		}}Cohabitation agreements are contracts signed by couples who plan to live together or who are already living together. Cohabitation agreements typically deal with things like how property and debt will be divided or whether spousal support will be paid if the relationship ends. Cohabitation agreements can also deal with things during the relationship, like how the housework is distributed and how the household expenses are paid. There is no legal requirement for people to sign a cohabitation agreement when they decide to live together.

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	==Legal and formal requirements of a cohabitation agreement==		==Legal and formal requirements of a cohabitation agreement==

	The point of entering into a cohabitation agreement is so that, at some later time, the contract will be enforced by a judge if someone fails to live up to the responsibilities they've agreed to. As such, a cohabitation agreement, just like any other family law agreement, must conform to certain basic rules, including these:		The point of entering into a cohabitation agreement is so that, at some later time, the contract will be enforced by a judge if someone fails to live up to the responsibilities they've agreed to. As such, a cohabitation agreement, just like any other family law agreement, must conform to certain basic rules in order to be legally binding and enforceable, including these:

	*A cohabitation agreement must be in writing.		*A cohabitation agreement must be in writing. While oral agreements have been upheld by the courts, it can be very difficult to establish the terms of the agreement, a judge is not prohibited from making orders about property division that contradict a merely oral agreement, and oral agreements cannot be enforced until a court has determined what the terms of the agreement are.
	*The agreement must be signed by each party and should be signed in the presence of a witness. Although an agreement ~~made without a witness~~ can be ~~valid and binding~~, it is a very good idea to have a witness so that they can confirm that the parties signed the agreement, in case one of them denies signing it in the future. As well, sections 94 and 165 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' prevent the court from making orders about property and debt that have been addressed in a written and witnessed agreement unless ~~it sets~~ the agreement aside.		*The cohabitation agreement must be signed by each party and should be signed in the presence of a witness. Although an unwitnessed written agreement can be treated like a witnessed written agreement where the court finds it "appropriate to do so in all of the circumstances", it is a very good idea to have a witness so that they can confirm that the parties signed the agreement, in case one of them denies signing it in the future. As well, sections 94 and 165 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' prevent the court from making orders about property and debt or spousal support that have been addressed in a written and witnessed agreement unless the written agreement is aside.
	*Neither party should be under a legal disability, like being under the age of majority or not being of sound mind, when signing the agreement. However, children who are parents or spouses may enter into a binding agreement.		*Neither party should be under a legal disability, like being under the age of majority or not being of sound mind, when signing the agreement. However, children who are parents or spouses may enter into a binding agreement.
	*The agreement must clearly identify the parties and the nature of their rights and obligations to one another.		*The agreement must clearly identify the parties and the nature of their rights and obligations to one another.
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	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4758 "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd, QC		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4758 "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd, QC

	{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[~~JP Boyd~~]], ~~March 15, 2021~~}}		{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[Beatrice McCutcheon]], 22 November 2023}}

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