Bill 229 — The Matrimonial Property Act (Legislature 18, Session 2)

L18 S2 5688

Alberta — Bills

1976 Bill 2,29 Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY ACT MR. CLARK First Reading .............................. . Second Reading ........... -. • • • • • • 0,,' ••••••• '.' Third Reading ........................... . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Clark BILL THE MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY ACT (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advic'e and CQnsent Qf the Legislative Assembly Qf Alberta, enacts as fQllows: 1. In this Act (a) "marriage" shall mean a marriage where boOth parties are dQmiciled in the PrQvince, being either (

i) a lawful marriage, wherever and whenever contracted, excepting any marriage where the parties are living separate and apart by agree ment Qr CQurt Qrder, Qr (ii) a CQmmQn law marriage, excepting any CQm moOn law marriage where the parties have lived tQgether for less than three year in tQtal; (b) "property"shall mean real Qr persQnal prQperty, wherever situate, which is capable Qf being dis PQsed Qf by a will under The Wills Act, but shall nQt include real prQperty which is, Qn January 1, 1978, held by the parties toO a marriage as jQint tenants. 2.

The parties toO any marriage shall be deemed toO Qwn all prQperty acquired at any time during the marriage, by either party individually Qr by boOth parties jointly Qr in CQmmQn, as tenants in CQmmQn as toO 'each an undivided Qne-half interest, unless the parties toO the marriage boOth Qtherwise agree by a settlement in writing priQr toO January 1st, 1978 Qr priQr toO the marriage aft'er that date. 3. This Act coOmes intQ fQrce Qn the day upon ·which it is assented toO. Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 229, The Matrimonial Property Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S2 5688
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L18 S2 5688
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8e7bc022fce8727a7222e9676555dc951fe53668

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