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Division of Property in Common Law Relationships

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Equitably Dividing Assets

Most of the same rights and liabilities arising with separation after marriage also arise after ending a common law relationship in Alberta. It is important to speak to a lawyer to fully understand your rights and liabilities prior to separation or as soon as possible thereafter.

Division of Property

As it pertains to the division of property and debt, the Family Law Act in Alberta applies the same to married couples and couples that cohabited in “marriage-like” relationships but were not married.

The property that is subject to division upon the breakdown of a common law relationship includes but is not limited to the following:

Excluded Property

If excluded property is mixed with divisible property, this can make it difficult or impossible to determine what portion of the property is divisible. The analysis regarding mixed property is very complicated. Contact us today to understand how to protect your legal standing regarding excluded property.

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