Whether you are currently living together or planning on living together, it is strongly recommended that you set out rules dealing with property and and liabilities in the remote possibility the relationship ends. The Agreement can be as specific or as general as you desire, it can be as creative or as standard as you wish. You can set out who is entitled to what property or what percentage of what property; which debts one or the other party is solely liable for and which are joint debts; what is joint property; and, you can even set out what monthly expenses each will pay during the relationship.
I will consult with you about what your specific wishes and concerns are and advise you whether an agreement is necessary. I will then draft the Agreement to suit your needs.
Most people do not enter their first marriage or relationship with an Agreement. However, it becomes increasingly important if it is not your first marriage / relationship, especially if one or both of you have children from a prior relationship and accumulated assets / liabilities. It is also important to give consideration at this time to your Wills and what bequests you want to leave.
November 11, 2011 - Remembrance Day, Alberta, Canada
The Ode of Remembrance:
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
Remembrance Day Service - Royal Canadian Legion - seating starts at 9:30, ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. Oilfields High School Black Diamond.
Okotoks - Foothills Community Centre - seating starts at 9:30
Nanton - Services at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Lest we forget.
We will remember them.
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