Parental Union: Useful Information to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises
QUEBEC, CANADA, JUN 30 – The new regime grants unmarried parents rights similar to married couples, covering asset division, inheritance, and compensatory allowances amid 65% of births outside marriage in Quebec.
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Unmarried couples with children now have more rights in Quebec
Couples who have children and aren't married or in a civil union now have more rights in Quebec. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette sponsored Bill 56 last year and sought to adapt the law to new family realities.
Parental union: useful information to avoid unpleasant surprises
While integration into Quebec’s new parental union regime is automatic, new parents should ask themselves some questions to avoid unpleasant surprises in the event of separation or death. Since June 30, as soon as a child is born or adopted, the parents are integrated into the parental union regime, if they are common-law partners. The […]
The main objective of the scheme, in force from 30 June 2025, is to secure children born in a common-law relationship in the event of separation from their parents.
Four major innovations will affect common-law spouses who become parents as of today.
If integration into the new Quebec parental union system is automatic, the new parents should ask themselves questions, so as to avoid bad surprises in the event of separation or death. Since June 30, as soon as a child is born or adopted, the parents are included in the parental union system, if they are common-law partners. The parental union was created to clarify the rights and obligations of spouses who have children. The majority of births…
If integration into the new Quebec parental union system is automatic, the new parents should ask themselves questions, so as to avoid bad surprises in the event of separation or death. Since June 30, as soon as a child is born or adopted, the parents are included in the parental union system, if they are common-law partners. The parental union was created to clarify the rights and obligations of spouses who have children. The majority of births…
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