Cohabitation Agreement for Same Sex Couple

Prepare a Parenting Agreement for a same sex couple who want to have a child with this downloadable template form.

• Scope of Agreement. The contract sets out the parties' intentions as to how the child will be raised.
• Decision Making. The partners will share equally in the responsibilities of rearing, educating, loving and disciplining the child, and will jointly make decisions regarding the child's health and welfare.
• Separation. If the partners separate at some point, they will each do their best to ensure that the child maintains a close relationship with both parents and that they continue to share in the costs and responsibilities of the child's upbringing, regardless of which parent the child lives with.
• This is a generic legal form which is not specific to any country, state, province or region.
• This Parenting Agreement for Same Sex Couple template is in MS Word format and is fully editable to meet your needs.

The end of a relationship is always traumatic. Make the process a little easier by putting the terms of your settlement into this Canada Separation Agreement for common law partners (same sex or opposite sex).

• Arrangements for custody of and access to the couple's children, and amounts of spousal support and child maintenance to be paid (if any).
• Both partners will pay the couple's joint debts, and each partner will pay their own individual debts.
• Terms for dividing property jointly owned by both partners. Each partner will continue to own their respective separate property.
• Terms for disposition of the couple's home, if it is owned by the partners.
• List of each partner's assets and liabilities.
• The form includes an Affidavit of Execution (to be sworn by a witness), a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice or an Acknowledgement and Waiver of Independent Legal Advice (whichever is appropriate).
• You will need to see a lawyer for independent legal advice before signing this form.

This Separation Agreement (Common Law or Same Sex Couple) is for Canadian residents. It's easy to fill in with all your personal information, and you can customize it for your circumstances.

Are you and your common law spouse planning to separate? If you have children, and if you own joint property, put your understanding in writing with this USA Agreement to Terminate Cohabitation.

• Each party waives all rights to the estate of the other party.
• The parties mutually release each other from all claims.
• Arrangements for payment of joint debts and liabilities.
• Arrangements for maintenance and custody of the children.
• Provisions for the disposition of jointly owned property.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.