No — not automatically. In Ontario, common-law partners have no automatic right to share property at separation. But unjust enrichment claims after long cohabitation are real, expensive, and uncertain. A cohabitation agreement is the only thing that settles this clearly.
In Canada, inheritances are excluded from family property division by default. But the moment inherited funds are deposited into a joint account or used for the family home, the exclusion disappears. Here's what actually protects it.
Every marriage ends one of two ways: separation or death. A prenup is designed to address both. Here's how marriage contract death provisions interact with your will, your estate, and your surviving spouse's legal rights.
A prenup in Canada covers property division, spousal support, debt allocation, pension treatment, inheritance protection, and estate coordination. What's in it — and how it's drafted — determines whether it holds up.
Taking parental leave in Canada means living on 33–55% of your normal income for months. But the income gap during leave is the visible cost. The less visible cost is what happens to your career trajectory — and the research on this in Canada is specific.
Yes — a prenup in Canada can protect future assets, not just what you own at signing. Under Ontario's Family Law Act, a marriage contract can address future business growth, inheritances you haven't yet received, and investments you haven't yet made. Here's how.
Getting married in Ontario changes your legal relationship to your property, your partner's estate, your pension, your taxes, and your obligations. Most of the changes aren't visible day-to-day. They become visible when circumstances change.
In Ontario, buying a home before marriage does not automatically protect your equity. Whether your pre-marriage equity is yours to keep at separation depends on one rule most buyers never hear about until it's too late.
Five myths stop most Canadian couples from getting a prenup. Not cost, not complexity — myths about who needs one, whether it holds up, and what would happen without one. Here's what's actually true.
Women now initiate roughly half of all prenups in Canada. If you're in Ontario, here are the six provisions worth asking for — from property protection to career interruption compensation and pension valuation.
A prenup in Canada is a written contract with five main sections: property, support, pensions, debts, and death provisions. Here's what each section does, what the clauses actually say, and what makes the document hold up.
Most people who need a prenup don't think they do. The "prenups are for rich people" assumption means couples with condos, pensions, and significant debt imbalances skip the conversation. Here's a practical framework for deciding whether one makes sense for your situation if you live in Ontario.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.