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Cohabiting is when a couple lives together before marriage (or civil partnership) or instead of marrying or entering into a civil partnership. If you're living with your partner, and you're not married or in a civil partnership, you're a cohabiting couple.

A properly drafted cohabitation agreement is absolutely binding and the reason for why people enter into it in the first place. Proper cohabitation agreements are generally drafted by lawyers, follow BC laws and not templates which are generic online, avoid significant unfairness, etc.

These agreements are called cohabitation (living together without being married, which people sometimes call being in a common-law relationship) or marriage agreements. A cohabitation agreement changes how the law applies to your situation if you separate, so it's important to get legal advice before you sign one.

If you are common-law, you must have lived together for a minimum period of time to qualify as a spouse. In order to be considered a spouse for the purposes of dividing property or debt you must have lived together in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years.

A cohabitation agreement is a legal document between unmarried couples who are living together. It sets out arrangements for finances, property and children while you're living together and if you split up, become ill or die. You can make an agreement at any time. It's good to do it before you move in together.

In short, if you are fair about things when entering into a cohabitation agreement, and follow the required rules, the chances are very good that your cohabitation agreement will be valid.