need to know and fast!!!!!!!!

[littleman]

My brother is currently living with a woman but wants to leave......he has assets and of course wants to protect them. Heres his situation:

1. Has lived with her for less than a year
2. She has no assets to speak of
3. they have no children together
4. they rent a condo and he has given written 60 days notice (goes to end of year lease) but he intends to move out before the one year mark....hes moving beginning of June and lease ends around the 15th.

What constitutes common law? What does he have to do to break clean of her withut losing anything he has worked for? Does she have any grounds for claiming SS or common law stat or anything at all?

Really trying to get him out of this can tell its taking its toll on him....need to get him out before she ssends him to the crazy house.....

[logicalvelocity]

littleman,

In Ontario; Common law status for spousal support purposes is that parties live continuous together for three years or have a child together and are living together in a relationship of some permanence.

For CPP, other government pensions and status at CCRA; its one year continuous cohabitation together.

Basically the relationship ends when they move out. The individual does not have any legal rights to bring forth a claim.

lv