Determining if you or a co-owner is deemed to have a child with a partner

What do you need to know?

If a person and their partner have had a child together via birth and are both listed as parents on the birth certificate, then Canadian law dictates that they have a child together. Additionally, if they have adopted a child together or one partner has adopted the other partner's child, they are deemed to have a child together.

Why does it matter to Ownright?

To determine legal entitlement to the property in question, we ask questions to determine if our clients have a partner, how long they have lived with that partner, and if they and their partner have a child together. These questions are all designed to determine if they are living in common law. Common law partners may have a claim to the property so if they are not going to be on title (for a purchase) or are not currently on title (for a sale), we will direct them to seek independent legal advice so their interests are considered by an unbiased party.