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# Is a cottage or second home part of the family patrimony in Quebec?

It depends on how the property is used and controlled. Article 415 of the Civil Code of Québec includes family residences and, in some cases, rights that confer the use of a residence—so a cottage or secondary residence the family genuinely used can be part of the family patrimony, even where it is held indirectly, such as through a company, when a spouse exercises real control over it. Courts look at factors like the intention when the property was acquired, the owner's consent to the family's use, and how often the family actually used it. Because these cases are highly fact-specific, a second property should be reviewed carefully rather than assumed to be in or out.

Civil Code of Québec, art. 415 (residences and rights conferring their use)