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Because what really differentiates marriage from shacking up is social prejudices

November 4, 2010 by Brigitte Pellerin Leave a Comment

Oh, look! Another stupid comment!

MONTREAL – With her rent-free $2.5-million mansion, two nannies, a chef and a chauffeur, Lola seems an unlikely champion of downtrodden single mothers.

But the 35-year-old woman Wednesday won what is being hailed as a major legal victory for common-law spouses, who under Quebec’s Civil Code have enjoyed no right to alimony in the event of a break-up.

The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled unconstitutional a clause of the Civil Code that blocked common-law spouses from seeking alimony after the end of a relationship. The three-judge panel found that the provision discriminates against common-law spouses, perpetuating a prejudice that such relationships are “less durable and serious” than those sanctioned by marriage.

Of course! They’re just the same now that we allow exes to sue for alimony. Case closed.

/irony
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