Unmarried parents would get 'parental union' status under Quebec bill

Quebec tables bill on rights of unmarried partners, creating new 'parental union regime'

Bill 56 would not be retroactive, meaning it would automatically apply only to unmarried couples whose children are born after the law comes into force.

Unmarried parents would get "parental union" status under Quebec bill

MONTREAL - Quebec hopes to create a new legal status for unmarried couples with children to better regulate the growing number of families in the province who aren't subject to

Unmarried parents would get ‘parental union’ status under Quebec bill - Montreal

The 'parental union' designation is the centrepiece of a family law reform bill that Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette introduced on Wednesday.

Unmarried parents would get 'parental union' status under Quebec bill

Quebec is proposing a new legal status for unmarried, non-civil union couples with children that would set a framework for splitting family assets if the parents separate.

Si vous êtes en union libre avec votre conjoint de fait et que vous prévoyez avoir un enfant au cours des prochaines années, ou bien d’adopter, Québec prévoit modifier le Code civil pour adapter le droit de la famille à votre réalité en créant un nouveau régime d’« union parentale ».

The Civil Code will be amended to regulate the rights and obligations of common-law partners with children. A bill to this effect was tabled on Wednesday.