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Common Law Couples and Spousal Support: Know Your Rights

In a recent landmark case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Quebec law barring common law couples from the right to claim spousal support is to be upheld, even though a majority found the law to be unconstitutional. In a narrow 5-4 vote, the highest court in our country found that Quebec’s exclusion […]

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BC Common Law Relationships, BC Cohabitation Spousal Support and BC Unmarried Couples Property Division

More BC spouses live in BC common law relationships or marriage like relationships and when they separate the law that applies for spousal support and property division can be different than for married persons. Recent BC family law articles in the Globe and other papers indicate that more people are choosing to live together without […]

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