{"id":57053,"date":"2015-10-06T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T20:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fprofessionnels.com\/?p=57053"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:01:03","slug":"parental-union-regime-new-protections-for-a-changing-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fprofessionnels.com\/en\/parental-union-regime-new-protections-for-a-changing-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental union regime &#8211; New protections for a changing society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.wp-caption-text:after{background:#FFFFFF;}<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48503\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fprofessionnels.com\/en\/profile\/catherine-cloutier\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48503 size-full content-img\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CatherineCloutier_800x800-lossy-150x150-min.jpg\" rel='colorbox-img' alt=\"Catherine Cloutier\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me Catherine Cloutier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The parental union regime is based on the following <strong>key measures<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parental union patrimony<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance impacts<\/li>\n<li>Compensatory allowance<\/li>\n<li>Protection of the family residence<\/li>\n<li>Measure to combat judicial violence\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To illustrate the scope of the new regime, we present three scenarios related to these measures. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fprofessionnels.com\/en\/profile\/catherine-cloutier\/\">M<sup>e<\/sup> Catherine Cloutier<\/a>, head of notarial practice at fdp Private Wealth Management, comments on them, as well as the protections available in each situation. The characters are fictional, but the situations are based on real cases.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 25px; border-radius: 15px; border: 1px solid #37bca5; text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>N.B.: New Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The comments contained in this article are based on information available as of October 1, 2025. It will be interesting for the team of notaries at fdp Private Wealth Management to follow the courts&#8217; decisions to see how they interpret this new regime and inform our clients accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long awaited (more than 40 years!), the new parental union regime creates rights and obligations between de facto spouses and also aims to offer greater stability to the children of these unions. 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