Actually, I don’t think her relationship & living together with Cory meets the standard for common-law marriage in Ontario. Canada leaves it up to provincial jurisdiction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage#Ontario
Like I said before, I need to check the British law. Don’t forget Cory, she was in a civil union according to the canadian law. 😘😘
In Ontario, the Ontario Family Law Act specifically recognizes common-law spouses in section 29, dealing with spousal support issues; the requirements are living together continuously for no less than three years[13] or having a child in common and having “cohabited in a relationship of some permanence”. The three years must be continuous, although a breakup of a few days during the period will not affect a person’s status as common law.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/common-law-unions-in-canada/
So Cory and Megs didn’t meet the three-year requirement in Ontario, and Toronto is in Ontario.
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