just you all should know but common law here has its pitfalls

recently a woman got relatively very little after she split from her hubbie , a multimillionaire

why?

they were not legally married

in the rest of canada we do not have this situation as far as i know

moral of the story: if one is loaded and the other is not, then best to tie the knot

Unless you're the loaded one

that exactly is what happened and the woman found out too late

Living in sin is the norm is QC but it has its risks. While recognised for most purposes, it has no basis in law. That was pointed out to us by our notaire when we went to make wills a few years ago. At the time, we both had dependent kids living with our exes. If Souvette had gone under a bus, her ex, via her son, could have had a claim on her estate (ie the house I was still living in etc).

We got married pronto and have reciprocal wills/POA's, with executors from both families that we both trust.

....and they say romance is dead

I find it ironic that in Quebec the law, de facto, discriminates against those who dare to be shacked up or, as we used to say, 'are living without the benefit of the clergy

I assume the same applies to gay couples

Well (as a public service) you have all been warned should you ever be tempted to settle down in la belle province