This makes me want to cry. I live in Ontario. So if I live with a girl for a year, without have kids, without marrying. She can take half of my bank account?
This is so sad it's pathetic.
>>17393984
Yes, don't date people who are poorer than you.
Sorry pol triggered me. I think I found an answer:
Common-law rights upon break-up
Region: Ontario
Answer Number: 123
Unless you have signed a cohabitation agreement, common-law spouses generally have fewer legal rights than married spouses upon break up of a relationship. Under the Ontario Family Law Act, a man and a woman are living in a common-law relationship if they have been living together intimately for at least three years or if they have been living together for less time but they have had a child together.
Rights common-law spouses do not have
There are two important rights which married spouses have if they separate which common-law spouses do not have. First, common-law spouses do not each have an equal right to live in the family home. Second, common-law spouses do not have an automatic right to equalize their net family property acquired during their relationship. In most cases, both the home and other property go to the person who is the owner. Each person usually keeps everything they personally own and nothing more.
Where one or both of the common-law spouses has made a significant contribution to the property of the other, there may arise a right in respect of property based on principles of trust or unjust enrichment. Generally speaking, the longer the relationship between unmarried cohabitees or common-law partners the more likely there is a remedy. In some circumstances, it may be possible to be given the right to live in the family home or the right to divide property. This involves going to court and convincing a judge that you made a significant contribution to the home or to the property. It is best to consult a lawyer as this is a complex area of law.
>>17393984
Wait, if I have a GF in Canada, I have to give 50% of my assets??
>>17394099
Only if she's a greedy heartless whore that cares more about money than you and will exploit the system as much as she can to get it.
So basically, yes.
>>17394106
Oh man, that is scary.