Common Law

[mcplar]

Automatic one-star because Nikita replied to /trolled the thread.

watch out.. she was the 'Favorite OT poster' for 1998.. opps.. 2008 It's important to remember that!

[Nikita]

It applies to my Mother and Sister, since you asked. I wouldnt blame my mother one bit for trying to get whatever she could if my father left her. My sister well she would have to find someone willing to date her first :p If I was a woman who got dumped I would fight hard to get everything I felt I was owed.



Incorrect.

Well, it's obvious you take your impression of all women from your mother and sister...both who you make sound like golddiggers. You need to get out more and meet independant women who don't give a crap about a guy's assets, or have our own assets (or more than the guy), or simply have more dignity and just want out...not stuff. Unfortunate you haven't met any women like that...I know plenty.

[tonychau]

+1 girl power!!

WWooo woo. love the reply! lol

It applies to my Mother and Sister, since you asked. I wouldnt blame my mother one bit for trying to get whatever she could if my father left her. My sister well she would have to find someone willing to date her first :p If I was a woman who got dumped I would fight hard to get everything I felt I was owed.



Incorrect.

[nuberific]

I'm pretty confident my girlfriend wouldn't go after my stuff. She won't even let me pay for dinner as it is (I win, I know ).

[Corinthein]

If I live with my girlfriend in Ontario, how long before common-law takes effect?
I am curious that if we break up after 6 months, she can start claiming support, or go after my property.
(no kids)

Is her name on the mortgage or is she contributing? I've heard that if you don't disclose you are common law, like on your yearly taxes you could get away with claiming she is simply a lodger at your residence (hence why she receives mail)
Honestly the rights of common law partners is BS. If you want to try living together before you were to get married, why should you be penalized if things go wrong.

[AudiDude]

I'm pretty confident my girlfriend wouldn't go after my stuff. She won't even let me pay for dinner as it is (I win, I know ).

The problem is, her friends. They will tell/convince her she should go after your stuff. My experience watching female family friends after a divorce or break up, they have mostly all gone for the gold. They also start off being reasonable, but as they spiral into the self pity mode and start with the it was never me it was him, look out. Most of them did it, a few were reasonable. Most of them that were reasonable seemed to go after and get what they deserved (a better husband, or life). They took what they needed and was reasonable and left .

The other ones are hateful towards all men, and even though I knew them growing up, I am on the $h!t list because I have a penis. This one that had a husband (who is 30 years older than me) that worked at the same company really as I once did hates me because of that and I am a male. She now rarely talks to anyone as she turned from the happy mom into a hater.

[Nikita]

Is her name on the mortgage or is she contributing? I've heard that if you don't disclose you are common law, like on your yearly taxes you could get away with claiming she is simply a lodger at your residence (hence why she receives mail)
Honestly the rights of common law partners is BS. If you want to try living together before you were to get married, why should you be penalized if things go wrong.

Honestly, considering you have to be living together for 3 years to be deemed CL (for purposes of property division or support), you're not exactly 'trying it out' by that time. And since a division of property only includes property acquired between the time of moving in together to the time of separation (1/2 of which each are entitled to), how is anybody being penalized?/

WRT your first statement, sorry but you're wrong. All that has to be proven is that you lived together for 3 years (which isn't hard to do).