Contract of cohabitation

Couples who live together without being married or in a civil union are not covered by the same legal rules as spouses. A cohabitation contract fills part of that gap.

A notary can draft an agreement that covers who pays which expenses, how property is shared, what happens to the home and what each partner receives if the relationship ends. It is best completed with a will.

• Share of expenses and household costs
• Ownership of the home and of other property
• Support or compensation if the relationship ends
• Rights if one partner dies, together with a will