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Quebec marriage contract guide
Quebec Marriage Contract
Prepare your information before meeting a Quebec notary. Prenuply helps organize your goals, assets, debts, and questions in one clear working document.
Quick Answer
Quebec uses notarized marriage contracts. A Quebec notary must prepare the final contract.
How It Works
Prenuply is not a law firm. It helps you get organized before notarial review.
Get a tailored draft
Prenuply creates a Quebec working template with the key clauses organized for review.
Review with a notary
Bring the preparation document to a Quebec notary, who must prepare the final marriage contract.
What Matters in Quebec
A Quebec marriage contract is most often used to choose or modify a matrimonial regime, such as separation as to property.
A Quebec notary is mandatory
A marriage contract must be established by a notarial act en minute.
Choose or modify a matrimonial regime
The contract can help spouses choose rules for property outside the mandatory family patrimony framework.
Family patrimony cannot be waived in advance
Spouses may not renounce their family patrimony rights through a marriage contract or another advance agreement.
Prepare financial information
A clear asset, debt, business, and property summary can make the notary discussion more efficient.
What It Can Cover
Choice of matrimonial regime
The contract can select or modify a matrimonial regime, commonly separation as to property.
Property outside family patrimony
Spouses can plan for property that falls outside mandatory family patrimony rules, subject to notarial advice.
Business interests
A notary can help address businesses, professional practices, shares, and family contributions within the permitted framework.
Estate planning coordination
The marriage contract can be discussed alongside wills, gifts by marriage contract, and broader estate planning goals.
Before Review
Legal names and planned marriage date
Assets and debts for both partners
Real estate, mortgage, and title information
Business ownership or professional practice details
Inheritance, gift, trust, or family wealth expectations
Appointment with a Quebec notary before the wedding
Quebec FAQ
Does Quebec use prenuptial agreements?
Quebec couples typically use a notarized marriage contract to choose or modify a matrimonial regime, such as separation as to property.
Does a Quebec marriage contract need a notary?
Yes. A marriage contract must be made by notarial act en minute before the marriage.
Can Prenuply replace a Quebec notary?
No. Prenuply can help couples prepare discussion notes and a working template, but a Quebec notary must prepare the final marriage contract.