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See whether a prenup, postnup, marriage contract, or cohabitation agreement is the practical starting point.
Do you need a prenup in Canada?
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
Answer six questions to find the right prenup, postnup, marriage contract, or cohabitation agreement path. Get a tailored list of documents, decisions, timing risks, and questions for independent review. No email, names, or dollar figures are required.
What Your Plan Includes
The interactive agreement planner keeps the result on one page and adapts it to your relationship stage, province, timeline, financial picture, decisions, disclosure, and review plan.
Process check
Check timing, financial disclosure, voluntary participation, and whether both partners have an independent review path.
Three next steps
See the actions that matter most before drafting, professional review, or signing.
Records and decisions
Get a focused preparation list and concrete outcome questions to resolve together.
Optional cost context
Open published planning ranges only when you need them. Independent lawyer and notary fees are separate.
Six Focused Steps, No Personal Financial Data
The agreement planner asks only for categories and process status. It does not ask for names, contact details, addresses, account numbers, asset values, debt balances, or free-text financial information.
Situation
Planning marriage, already married, or living together while unmarried.
Province and timing
The province that applies and the next meaningful date, such as a wedding, move, purchase, or intended signing.
Financial picture
The property, business, inheritance, investments, debt, income, support, and family categories that apply.
Decisions
The outcomes the agreement needs to settle, including separate property, the family home, debt, support, estate plans, or shared finances.
Readiness
Whether participation is voluntary, disclosure is organized, and both partners have an independent review plan.
Transparent Cost Planning
These figures compare starting routes. They are not additive totals, quotes, or guarantees. Professional pricing depends on agreement type, province, complexity, disclosure, negotiation, revisions, and scope.
| Route | Planning amount | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| GoodTerms working draft | $49 CAD standard public price | 3 agreement generations with PDF and Word downloads. Professional fees are separate. |
| Lawyer-led drafting in Canada | Often $1,500 to $5,000+ | A broad comparison range. The planner shows reviewed province-specific prenup ranges where the evidence is available. |
| Independent lawyer or notary work | Quoted separately | Required scope and pricing vary. Quebec marriage contracts require a notary. |
Safety and Legal Boundaries
An agreement should not be rushed or used to pressure either partner. If either person feels pressure, the planner tells the couple to pause joint drafting and seek independent guidance.
Working draft only
GoodTerms is a technology company, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Any generated document is a working draft for separate professional review.
Quebec
A Quebec marriage contract must be completed by notarial act. Online preparation cannot replace the Quebec notary.
Alberta
Covered Alberta agreements between spouses or adult interdependent partners have specific independent advice and acknowledgement requirements that separate Alberta lawyers must handle.
Timing
When a wedding or other meaningful date is within 30 days, the planner recommends contacting separate professionals immediately and avoiding final-day signing.
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