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title: "Can We Use a Free Cohabitation Agreement Template in Quebec? ✦ Goldwater Droit"
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  description: "You can, but it's risky. In Quebec a cohabitation agreement is a binding contract; a generic template can fail when you rely on it. Have it reviewed."
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# Can we use a free cohabitation agreement template we found online in Quebec?

You can, but it carries real risk. A cohabitation agreement is a binding contract, and a free or generic template may not fit Quebec law or your circumstances—it can be vague, incomplete, or one-sided, and those weaknesses tend to surface exactly when you are relying on the agreement at separation. Because Quebec gives common-law partners almost no default protections, the entire value of the arrangement depends on how well it is drafted, which is not something a fill-in-the-blank form reliably delivers. Templates can also miss recent changes, such as the interaction with the parental union regime for couples who have a child. Having the agreement prepared or at least reviewed by a lawyer, so it is complete, balanced, and enforceable, is a modest cost against what it protects.

Civil Code of Québec, arts. 1377 et seq. (contracts) Civil Code of Québec, arts. 391 et seq. (few default rights for de facto spouses)