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;cohabitation:Living with another person. Cohabitation in a "marriage-like relationship" is necessary to quality as "spouse" under the ''Family Law Act''. See "marriage-like relationship" and "spouse". | ;cohabitation:Living with another person. Cohabitation in a "marriage-like relationship" is necessary to quality as "spouse" under the ''Family Law Act''. See "marriage-like relationship" and "spouse". | ||
;cohabitation agreement:An agreement signed by people who are or have begun to live together in a marriage-like relationship that is intended to govern their rights and obligations in the event of the breakdown of their relationship and, sometimes, their rights and obligations during their relationship. See "family law agreement". | ;cohabitation agreement:An agreement signed by people who are or have begun to live together in a marriage-like relationship that is intended to govern their rights and obligations in the event of the breakdown of their relationship and, sometimes, their rights and obligations during their relationship. See "family law agreement". | ||
;collaborative settlement processes:A dispute resolution process in which the parties to a legal dispute and their lawyers agree that they will make every effort to resolve the dispute through cooperative, transparent negotiations, | ;collaborative settlement processes:A dispute resolution process in which the parties to a legal dispute and their lawyers agree that they will make every effort to resolve the dispute through cooperative, transparent negotiations, with the assistance of counsellors and neutral experts in financial issues and children's issues as necessary, without going to court. See "alternative dispute resolution". | ||
;collusion:An agreement to do something with another person towards an illegal or harmful goal. In family law, the court must satisfy itself that there has been no collusion between the parties as to a ground of divorce before a divorce order will be made. | ;collusion:An agreement to do something with another person towards an illegal or harmful goal. In family law, the court must satisfy itself that there has been no collusion between the parties as to a ground of divorce before a divorce order will be made. | ||
;common law:The legal principle under which courts are bound to follow the principles established by previous courts in similar cases dealing with similar facts. The system of justice used in non-criminal cases in all provinces except Quebec. | ;common law:The legal principle under which courts are bound to follow the principles established by previous courts in similar cases dealing with similar facts. The system of justice used in non-criminal cases in all provinces except Quebec. | ||