Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cohabitation Agreement?A Cohabitation Agreement, also known as a Contracting Out Agreement, is a written agreement between parties who have chosen to live together, without being married.
Our Cohabitation Agreement provides both monetary and emotional security. This Cohabitation Agreement sorts out current and future financial and property issues prior to cohabitation. In general, it sets out who the Parties are, what their current assets and liabilities are, and how all current and prospective property will be dealt with in the event of relationship breakdown.
This Agreement also deals with issues such as spousal support, and acknowledgment of dependent children.Who can use this Cohabitation Agreement?You can use this Cohabitation Agreement if you and your partner are two opposite-sex or same-sex adults who are:
Not married to each other;
Not in a civil union; and
In a de facto relationship with each other or plan on entering a de facto relationship with each other.