Cohabitation

The following is a list of indicators about the nature of the household that constitute evidence that a couple in a conjugal relationship is cohabitating:

• Joint bank accounts and/or credit cards;
• Joint ownership of residential property;
• Joint residential leases;
• Joint rental receipts;
• Joint utilities accounts (electricity, gas, telephone);
• Joint management of household expenditures;
• Evidence of joint purchases, especially for household items;
• Correspondence addressed to either or both parties at the same
   address;
• Important documents of both parties show the same address,
   e.g., driver's licenses, identification documents, insurance polices, etc.
• Shared responsibility for household management, household
   chores, etc.;
• Evidence of children of one or both partners residing with the couple;
• Telephone calls.

Cohabitation