Civil union

Celebration of the civil union

• What is the minimum age to unite civilly?
• In what civil union is different from marriage?
• Who can oppose civil unions?
• How ends the civil union?
• Who can celebrate a civil union in Quebec?
• Why choose a notary as officiant?
• Where can take place the celebration of a civil union?
• At what time and what day can take place the celebration?
• What is the minimum waiting time to unite civilly?
• What is a civil union?

Obligations of the civily united spouses

• What are the obligations of the civil union spouses?
• What name do the spouses take after the civil union?
• Who will be capable of managing your business if you do not have anymore the capacity to do so?

Civil union contract

• What is a marriage contract?
• What is the advantage of having a marriage contract?
• Why make a marriage contract when the legal regime governing our marriage suits us?
• Must we publish a marriage contract?
• Can we make gifts of property to our spouse in a marriage contract?
• Do the gifts in a marriage contract have precedence (i.e. priority) over those of the Will?

Matrimonial regime

• What are the main characteristics of the partnership of acquests?
• What are the main characteristics of separation as to property?
• Are all civil union spouses submitted to a civil union regime?
• What are the civil union regimes provided by the Civil Code of Quebec?
• Are the matrimonial regimes reviewable?

Family patrimony

• Are civil union spouses subjected to the family patrimony?
• What property constituting the family patrimony in civil union?