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# Is the family home part of the family patrimony in Quebec?

In Québec, the family residence is included in the family patrimony under article 415 of the Civil Code of Québec, together with furniture used by the household, family vehicles, and retirement rights accrued during the union. Article 416 C.c.Q. requires the net value of the family patrimony to be divided equally between the spouses when the union ends by death, divorce, separation, or annulment. This equal split of net value is a matter of public order, so spouses generally cannot contract out of it in advance. Importantly, the family patrimony creates a right to a monetary claim rather than automatic co-ownership: the spouse holding title keeps the asset but owes the other half of its net value.

Civil Code of Québec, arts. 415–416 (composition and equal division of the family patrimony)