Alberta Reconciliation Agreement

A Prenuptial (or Pre-Marriage) Agreement protects the interests of both parties if the marriage eventually ends in divorce. This standard form template is for Alberta residents.

• The purpose of the Agreement is to clearly establish what the rights and obligations of each party are with respect to joint and individual personal property, in the event that the marriage breaks down.
• Assets that were owned by an individual prior to the marriage remain the sole property of that individual.
• Each party acknowledges that they have no right to the assets of the other party.
• Household and living expenses will be shared proportionally according to income.
• The Agreement will be the sole determinant of the division of property during the marriage and the parties waive their rights under any provincial or federal legislation or under common law.
• You will both have to see separate lawyers in order to get independent legal advice about the rights you are giving up before you sign it. If you fail to do that, the agreement will not be legally valid.
• This Prenuptial (Pre-Marriage) Agreement is intended for use only in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Reconciling spouses in Alberta should sign this Matrimonial Property Contract to specify what will happen to the matrimonial home if they should decide to divorce.

• This agreement is only for couples who have no children.
• The contract sets out the rights and interests that each spouse has in the matrimonial property (e.g. the home they live in), and their respective individual assets.
• Neither spouse will have an interest in the other's RRSP contributions.
• The parties intend that the contract will be the sole determinant of the disposing of the matrimonial property, and the contract will survive any divorce judgment granted to the parties.
• A Matrimonial Property Contract can help make a final break-up much easier on both parties.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Common law opposite-sex or same sex couples can qualify for certain rights and benefits under Alberta law by signing an Adult Interdependent Partner Agreement.

In order to be eligible, you and your partner must:

1. be emotionally committed to one another,
2. share each other's lives,
3. function as an economic and domestic unit, and
4. must not be married to another person at the same time.

Signing this Agreement means:

• You and your partner are obligated to financially support each other.
• You can register for joint coverage under Alberta Health Care.
• Both partners are eligible for insurance coverage currently available to spouses.
• Partners are entitled to all or part of a deceased partner's estate if he/she died without a will.
• Other rights and privileges available to married couples.

This template conforms to the statutory form required by provincial law for an Alberta Adult Interdependent Partner Agreement.