Liste de contrôle
Une rangée par sujet catalogue, pour les deux instruments. Une rangée vide est une lacune du dossier, pas une affirmation d'absence de loi.
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 Do not cite Ontario section numbers as PEI law even if the drafting looks related.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.'