Checklist
One row per catalogued topic, for both instruments. An empty row is a package gap, not a claim that no law exists.
formalities
Marriage contracts must be in writing, signed, and witnessed, following the Family Law Act’s domestic-contract formalities.
acknowledgment
Marriage contracts must be in writing, signed, and witnessed, following the Family Law Act’s domestic-contract formalities.
property
PEI family-property accounting is its own statute, not Ontario NFP by incorporation and not Québec patrimony.
permitted_subjects
A marriage contract typically addresses property, debts, and sometimes support between spouses. Public-order limits (Québec family patrimony; child support everywhere) still apply.
spousal_support
Spousal support waivers remain reviewable questions for counsel.
child_support
Child support cannot be extinguished by private label.
voluntariness
Setting aside follows the Act’s domestic-contract provisions (disclosure, understanding, unconscionability). Do not cite Ontario section numbers as PEI law even if the drafting looks related.
financial_disclosure
Canadian family agreements are often judged partly on whether each party knew the assets and debts. This pack does not invent a U.S. statutory disclosure exhibit list.
independent_counsel
Canadian family agreements often stand or fall partly on whether each party could get advice. That is not a uniform statutory certificate across provinces, and Québec notarial counseling is a different professional model from common-law ILA letters.
timing
A first draft delivered immediately before a wedding is a voluntariness and understanding fact. Canada does not use a single U.S.-style statutory waiting period in these packs.
limitations
A small-province statute is still a separate jurisdiction. Do not analyze PEI as 'Ontario but smaller.'
formalities
Cohabitation agreements are a named domestic contract. Formality is the same writing/signature/witness structure, not Québec notarial form.
acknowledgment
Cohabitation agreements are a named domestic contract. Formality is the same writing/signature/witness structure, not Québec notarial form.
property
Equalization-style family-property rules in the PEI Family Law Act track married spouses. Unmarried partners use cohabitation agreements rather than assuming BC unmarried-spouse property.
permitted_subjects
A cohabitation agreement typically addresses property and debts between unmarried partners. It cannot manufacture a statutory regime the province does not confer, and it cannot replace a will.
spousal_support
Spousal support waivers remain reviewable questions for counsel.
child_support
Child support cannot be extinguished by private label.
voluntariness
Setting aside follows the Act’s domestic-contract provisions (disclosure, understanding, unconscionability). Do not cite Ontario section numbers as PEI law even if the drafting looks related.
financial_disclosure
Canadian family agreements are often judged partly on whether each party knew the assets and debts. This pack does not invent a U.S. statutory disclosure exhibit list.
independent_counsel
Canadian family agreements often stand or fall partly on whether each party could get advice. That is not a uniform statutory certificate across provinces, and Québec notarial counseling is a different professional model from common-law ILA letters.
timing
A cohabitation agreement signed years into a relationship, or a 'prenup' signed while unmarried just before a wedding, raises classification and transition questions. Marriage usually moves the couple onto the marriage-contract / marital-property statute.
limitations
A small-province statute is still a separate jurisdiction. Do not analyze PEI as 'Ontario but smaller.'