You’ve moved in with your significant other. You are both fairly independent: you both have well-paying jobs, you both pay half of the rent or mortgage, you both contribute to groceries (or to take-out, as the case may be), and you both generally keep your assets and debts separate (e.g. you both have your own …
How do you know whether you are living common-law?
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