by Anonymous on July 6th, 2009

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I bought a house on my own and my boyfriend will be moving in. In Canada, after 6mo. you are commonlaw and your partner can get half of everything you own if you break up. Should I have him sign a prenuptual? Or will it put a strain on our relationship?

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  • by Gideon on July 6th, 2009

    Gideon

    If you're not willing to share your life and everything in it with this person, and if you believe there's a chance you will someday separate from this person, why are you even considering moving in together?

    It's a presonal decision, but I belive a prenuptial is that same thing as saying, "This'll be fun for a while, but don't expect it to last."

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  • by Sally on July 12th, 2009

    Sally

    I was in a similar situation. To soften things up, I told him that we should sign a transmutation agreement. It basically removes all of the presumptions of the "community." The only joint property would be whatever the two of you co-mingled. This works in California, but I suggest to make sure that this plan would work in Canada.

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