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Adult Interdependent Partner

A statutory term for individuals within a common-law relationship.

In particular, the Canadian Province of Alberta has chosen to address the judicial sanctioning of common-law relationships and even same-sex relationships by enacting an Adult Interdependent Relationship Act (as of 2009) which defines such a partnership as follows, at 3:

"... a person is the adult interdependent partner of another person if the person has lived with the other person in a relationship of interdependence for a continuous period of not less than 3 years, or of some permanence, if there is a child of the relationship by birth or adoption, or the person has entered into an adult interdependent partner agreement with the other person....

"Persons who are related to each other by blood or adoption may only become adult interdependent partners of each other by entering into an adult interdependent partner agreement...."

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Unless otherwise noted, this article was written by Lloyd Duhaime, Barrister, Solicitor, Attorney and Lawyer (and Notary Public!). It is not intended to be legal advice and you would be foolhardy to rely on it in respect to any specific situation you or an acquaintance may be facing. In addition, the law changes rapidly and sometimes with little notice so from time to time, an article may not be up to date. Therefore, this is merely legal information designed to educate the reader. If you have a real situation, this information will serve as a good springboard to get legal advice from a lawyer.

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