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eam

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hi everyOne.. I am really concerned about the common-law partner..

You will need proof that you and your common-law partner have combined your affairs and set up a household together. This can be in the form of:

joint bank accounts or credit cards
joint ownership of a home
joint residential leases
joint rental receipts
joint utilities (electricity, gas, telephone)
joint management of household expenses
proof of joint purchases, especially for household items or
mail addressed to either person or both people at the same address.


I have common-law partner and we have a child. Were living together for 4years but we don't have any proof as stated above because we are just living in our house, we don't have our own house. My question is, can I indicate him in spouse/common-law partner in the form for live-in caregiver??? Or should we get married first b4 I can indicate him?

Thank you so much for your time :)
 

eam

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PLEASE I REALLY NEED YOUR OPINION...

We only have the birth certificate of our child. Our child using already the last name of my common-law partner...

Thanks in advance...
 

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eam said:
PLEASE I REALLY NEED YOUR OPINION...

We only have the birth certificate of our child. Our child using already the last name of my common-law partner...

Thanks in advance...
Hi,

CIC's website definition of common-law partner is this:

Refers to a person who is living in a conjugal relationship with another person (opposite or same sex), and has done so continuously for a period of at least one year. A conjugal relationship exists when there is a significant degree of commitment between two people.
Common-law partners must attach any documents that show they are in a committed and genuine relationship, for example, evidence that they share the same home, that they support each other financially and emotionally, that they have had children together, or that they present themselves in public as a couple.

Common-law partners who are unable to live together or appear in public together because of legal restrictions in their home country may still qualify and should be included on the application.

Common-law partners who meet the conditions outlined above but who have been separated for reasons beyond their control (for example, civil war or armed conflict) may qualify and should be included on the application.

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