Manitoba extends family property rights for common-law couples.WINNIPEG Winnipeg, city, Canada Winnipeg (wĭn`ĭpĕg), city (1991 pop. 616,790), provincial capital, SE Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. -- Manitoba's new legislation that extends family property laws will take effect June June: see month. 30. Under the act, couples in common-law com·mon-law adj. 1. Of, relating to, or based on common law. 2. Of or relating to a common-law marriage. Adj. 1. relationships will have obligations and rights with respect to property, including providing for a partner after a breakup breakup The division of a company into separate parts. The most famous breakup to date was the 1984 division of AT&T (formerly, American Telephone & Telegraph Company). This breakup was intended to increase competition in the communications industry. by sharing what has been acquired during the relationship and passing on property after death to the survivor. The new law also applies to same-sex couples A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same gender who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. Beginning June 30, common-law partners can register their relationship with Vital Statistics. By registering, all the major property laws will immediately apply to the couple in the same way they now apply to married couples. Registration is voluntary. However, people living together as a couple for three years or more will automatically be entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to rights and obligations under the legislation whether they register or not. That applies even if the bulk of that time occurred before the act became law. The period of time is reduced to one year for some property laws if the couple has had a child. Like married spouses, common-law partners can opt out of the property sharing regime by entering into a written agreement dealing with their property. A registered relationship can be ended by registering its termination after the couple has been separated for at least one year. If a common-law relationship is not registered when it ends, three years of living apart will end it by default. Termination will affect some rights and obligations, but others will continue. |
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