Declaration of legal cohabitation if applicable
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Deed of ownership or rental contract
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Proofs of contributions and payments
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Credit documents
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Existing agreements and wills
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Your questions, step by step
Building a life together starts with trust. Clear agreements help to protect each other even when your situation changes.
Why do I go to the notaire for this?
Cohabitation does not automatically determine who is the owner, who receives an extra payment back or who inherits later. The civil-law notary helps to keep those arrangements clear.
An agreement between legal cohabitants is notarised.
How do we protect each other when we cohabit?
Discuss whether you are de facto or legally cohabiting and who owns which goods.
Record contributions to the home, loan and household expenses.
Discuss separately what is needed in case of a separation or death, such as a testament.
How does this proceed and how long does it take?
If you want to enter into legal cohabitation, you must make a declaration at the municipality. The agreement and any will are separate steps.
Arrange agreements about a purchase or additional contributions before payment.
Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
- Do you live together factually or legally?
- Who owns the property and which payments are demonstrable?
- Which agreements are valid and enforceable?
- Besides the contract, is a will or other protection necessary?
We agree on which searches the office will conduct and which information you, your bank or another expert will provide.
What should I pay attention to before I sign?
Check ownership shares, repayment of own funds, monthly contributions and the arrangement when one partner leaves. A cohabitation contract does not replace a will.
Is a passage still unclear? Feel free to ask for an explanation with an example from your own situation. Only sign when you understand what you are agreeing to.
What else must I arrange afterwards?
Keep proof of payments and adjust agreements upon a purchase, birth, marriage or breakup. Check together who receives the payout of your insurances.
Which practical tips can help me?
A transfer for renovations does not automatically make you a co-owner. Establish in advance what that payment entails.
What do these words mean?
- Factual cohabitation
- Living together without a declaration of legal cohabitation.
- Legal cohabitation
- Living together after a declaration at the municipality, with legal rights and duties.
- Own contributions
- Money or goods that one partner brings in separately.
Where can I find more explanation or help?
You do not have to phrase your question in legal terms. Tell what concerns you, what you want to arrange and if an important date is approaching.
We will look together at the next step. We agree in advance on how the office will assist you and what costs are involved.
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