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Originally Posted by GGG
Interesting, I was under the impression that outside of proving it there was no difference in terms of financial terms of splitting
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Depends on whether there is a kid.
But assuming it's just a couple, the major difference is that property isn't split, unless your partner can show unjust enrichment, like if they paid for the renovations or whatever.
In Alberta it takes 3 years to be common law, although they call it by a different name, and for federal tax purposes it is 1 year.