Prenuptial Agreement
In Ontario, marrying while owning a condo can put pre-marriage equity at risk — even equity you built before you met your partner. Here's what the law says and what a marriage contract does about it.
Prenuptial Agreement
In Ontario, a marriage contract sets the financial rules for your marriage — including what happens to property you owned before you wed. Here's what it can cover, what it can't touch, and how to get one done correctly under the Family Law Act.
Common-Law
In Ontario, common-law partners have no automatic right to share property at separation — regardless of how long they've lived together. The 3-year rule only covers spousal support. Here's what the law actually says.
Prenuptial Agreement
Prenups in Canada are routinely upheld — when the process behind them was sound. Practitioners estimate 85–90% of properly executed agreements survive challenge. The ones that fail almost always fail procedurally, not because of what they say.
Prenuptial Agreement
A prenup governs every major financial scenario your marriage will face — not just divorce. It applies when a spouse dies, protects against a partner's debt, and clarifies finances during the marriage. The divorce provisions are real, but they're one chapter in a longer document.
Prenuptial Agreement
Most couples who don't get a prenup don't decide against it — they fail to have the conversation at all. Here's what actually works: when to raise it, how to frame it, and how to handle the pushback.