In Ontario, you are considered to be common law if you and your spouse have cohabited for 3 years or if you and your partner live in a relationship of permanence and have a child together.

Spousal support: If your relationship meets the definition of “Common Law”, you may be entitled to spousal support or be obligated to pay spousal support to your former partner. Child Support: Child support is the right to the child and whether the parties have been married or are in common law relationship, every parent has […]