[{"id":"5d18aac4-5b27-4488-bf26-510f58118613","order":10,"text":"COHABITATION AGREEMENT","fontSize":"22","textAlign":"center","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5accba00-1e92-42c4-afa0-349e296d9916","order":20,"text":"(Domestic Partnership / Living-Together Agreement)","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"center","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"30","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"814828f0-b535-499c-943e-2489d2fda3e6","order":30,"text":"This Cohabitation Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into on [Effective Date], by and between [Full legal name of Partner 1], residing at [Address of Partner 1] ("[Reference name, e.g. surname]"), and [Full legal name of Partner 2], residing at [Address of Partner 2] ("[Reference name, e.g. surname]"). [Reference name] and [Reference name] are collectively referred to as the "Partners" and individually as a "Partner."","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"040f71f2-fed1-4198-bab0-81f490d0d128","order":40,"text":"1. RECITALS AND BACKGROUND","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S01"},{"id":"c92e0e31-4753-42c3-b8d7-d4b9ee4e2d7a","order":50,"text":"WHEREAS the Partners are two competent adults who are not married to each other and who do not intend by this Agreement to enter into a marriage, civil union, or any other status conferred by law;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b9ef20f0-589c-4608-98b8-efb64444c466","order":60,"text":"WHEREAS the Partners are currently residing together, or intend to reside together, at [Shared residence address] (the "Residence"), and wish to set forth their respective rights and obligations during and after their period of cohabitation;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0106f453-73ef-4728-be44-d85dc4189e85","order":70,"text":"WHEREAS each Partner desires to define the ownership, management, and disposition of their respective property and to clarify their mutual financial responsibilities, both during cohabitation and upon any termination thereof;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"99b9e9e5-f908-472a-baa7-1c967b06f946","order":80,"text":"WHEREAS each Partner has made a full, fair, and reasonable disclosure to the other of that Partner's property, assets, income, and financial obligations, as more particularly described in the Exhibits attached to this Agreement;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4ec095e1-2151-42c9-b87a-10184f8eb06e","order":90,"text":"WHEREAS each Partner enters into this Agreement freely and voluntarily, with full knowledge of its contents and legal effect, after the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f2694721-556d-47b9-a37e-dcbc822efb8f","order":100,"text":"NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Partners agree as follows:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ac182594-7f54-4b5f-98dd-ad10b26ad269","order":110,"text":"2. DEFINITIONS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S02"},{"id":"39a4659d-c844-4fc3-8036-16e716a2ee87","order":120,"text":"For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"387c1b4a-cf96-4b2d-9905-16893f582da6","order":130,"text":"(a) "Separate Property" means all property, whether real, personal, tangible, or intangible, owned by a Partner before the commencement of cohabitation, and all property acquired by a Partner during cohabitation by gift, inheritance, bequest, or devise, together with all income, rents, profits, appreciation, and proceeds derived therefrom, and all property otherwise designated as Separate Property under this Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3fe34be7-f6e1-4e83-8101-1b63316bebd7","order":140,"text":"(b) "Joint Property" means any property that the Partners expressly agree in writing to own jointly, and any property acquired and held in the joint names of both Partners during cohabitation.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4fb0401f-a506-450e-b63c-629446aa96a2","order":150,"text":"(c) "Cohabitation" means the period during which the Partners reside together in a shared household, commencing on the date the Partners began or begin living together and ending upon Termination as provided herein.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"37167818-944a-4aac-a607-2f294932a161","order":160,"text":"(d) "Termination" means the permanent cessation of the Partners' cohabitation, whether by mutual decision, by the unilateral act of either Partner, or by the death of a Partner, as further described in this Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"61e4a683-0ae6-4dc2-b109-5242e5d640ea","order":170,"text":"(e) "Shared Expenses" means the recurring and ordinary household expenses described in the article of this Agreement entitled "Financial Arrangements and Shared Expenses."","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"88e24d32-abb1-4bbf-b0ae-d342f11671ab","order":180,"text":"(f) "Exhibits" means the schedules of property, assets, income, and liabilities of each Partner attached to and incorporated into this Agreement, namely Exhibit A (disclosure of [Reference name]) and Exhibit B (disclosure of [Reference name]).","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"46c42565-eb3e-4855-bae7-4c0fa343bbe4","order":190,"text":"3. PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE PARTIES","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S03"},{"id":"d89c2ff4-c099-45b8-8982-97d98efe4bd3","order":200,"text":"This Agreement is intended to govern the property and financial rights and obligations of the Partners arising out of their cohabitation. The Partners expressly acknowledge and agree that:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"97c2f957-68d7-4d4b-83ba-b3a0be1c3bca","order":210,"text":"(a) this Agreement does not constitute, and shall not be construed as creating, a marriage, common-law marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership recognized by any jurisdiction, and the Partners do not intend to acquire the rights or obligations of married persons;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d41ace27-e62d-4563-b182-04bd6f44cbe7","order":220,"text":"(b) the consideration for this Agreement consists of the mutual promises contained herein, and not, in whole or in part, of any services of a domestic, sexual, or companionship nature, it being the express intent of the Partners that no such services form any part of the consideration for this Agreement;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7f344d93-8221-4746-b832-b0dea8438bb8","order":230,"text":"(c) the rights and obligations created by this Agreement are purely contractual in nature and are enforceable according to the ordinary principles of contract law of the State of [Governing State];","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8ce6edae-955b-415b-9db4-d69592a0a1b7","order":240,"text":"(d) neither Partner shall acquire any interest in the Separate Property of the other by reason of the cohabitation, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8b4693f7-8b01-4e7b-9539-5d5384e97166","order":250,"text":"4. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S04"},{"id":"51767641-21aa-4068-9554-ccdccf9bd8cd","order":260,"text":"Each Partner has provided to the other a full, fair, and reasonable written disclosure of that Partner's property, assets, income, and financial obligations as of the Effective Date. Such disclosures are set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, which are attached to and incorporated into this Agreement by reference.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f8045c90-f88e-4f47-b2a6-83c93e878053","order":270,"text":"Each Partner acknowledges that the other has answered all questions concerning that Partner's finances to the requesting Partner's satisfaction, that each Partner has had an adequate opportunity to investigate and verify the disclosures of the other, and that each Partner is satisfied with the adequacy of the disclosure received.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"dfead0b5-3915-46c5-aa56-9744f66578d3","order":280,"text":"Each Partner waives any right to further or more detailed disclosure of the property, income, or financial obligations of the other beyond that contained in the Exhibits, and acknowledges that this Agreement is entered into in reliance upon the disclosures so made.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"97636184-fe81-4194-9c32-d826bb7bfd07","order":290,"text":"5. SEPARATE PROPERTY","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S05"},{"id":"9631e76f-d9be-47ed-b23d-37eb697b6396","order":300,"text":"Each Partner shall retain as that Partner's sole and Separate Property all property owned by that Partner as of the commencement of cohabitation, and all property acquired by that Partner during cohabitation by gift, inheritance, bequest, or devise, together with all income, appreciation, and proceeds derived therefrom.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7a0126b5-5b62-4f82-a8af-cabf5a857870","order":310,"text":"Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, all earnings, wages, salary, business income, and other income received by a Partner during the cohabitation, and all property purchased by a Partner with such income and held in that Partner's sole name, shall be and remain the Separate Property of the Partner who earns or acquires it.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0e1fa107-7e86-422b-a1cb-56c13f82255b","order":320,"text":"Each Partner shall have the full and exclusive right to manage, control, sell, encumber, give away, or otherwise dispose of that Partner's Separate Property, without the consent or joinder of the other Partner, and the other Partner hereby waives and releases any claim or interest in such Separate Property except as expressly set forth herein.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ba0c5fbc-d73d-47f7-afc1-4475eddc2146","order":330,"text":"The principal items of Separate Property of each Partner as of the Effective Date are identified in the Exhibits and may be further described as follows: [Each Partner significant separate property, optional]. The omission of any item from this description shall not cause that item to lose its character as Separate Property.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4d5baecd-7e6b-401c-bb39-83d29584d38e","order":340,"text":"The Partners have elected the following property regime to govern property acquired during the cohabitation: [Property regime].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f8ce6966-88ad-4d50-a52a-1aac41eb1dc2","order":350,"text":"6. PROPERTY OWNED BEFORE COHABITATION","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S06"},{"id":"59ee4f79-070e-4dd3-8515-6c90f223e3bf","order":360,"text":"All property owned by a Partner prior to the commencement of cohabitation shall remain that Partner's Separate Property, and the mere use, enjoyment, or occupancy of such property by both Partners during cohabitation shall not alter its character or create any interest in favor of the non-owning Partner.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7159485a-e27a-41b8-a89b-d5e252120e84","order":370,"text":"The fact that a Partner contributes labor, services, funds, or other value toward the maintenance, improvement, or preservation of property owned by the other Partner before cohabitation shall not, of itself, convert that property into Joint Property or give rise to any ownership, equitable, or reimbursement claim, except pursuant to a separate signed writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"67d5eb25-1088-4c64-b959-720b0f2fdba6","order":380,"text":"7. JOINTLY OWNED PROPERTY","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","displayConditions":[{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property acquired during the cohabitation shall generally be shared and jointly owned","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property shall be mostly separate, with certain property held jointly as the Partners may agree","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S07"},{"id":"f277cc5c-ee0a-4148-8922-b29b086e6e94","order":390,"text":"The Partners may from time to time acquire property to be held jointly. Property shall be treated as Joint Property only if it is acquired in the joint names of both Partners or if the Partners expressly agree in a signed writing that such property shall be Joint Property.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property acquired during the cohabitation shall generally be shared and jointly owned","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property shall be mostly separate, with certain property held jointly as the Partners may agree","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"b0824c4b-e26b-4090-b9e2-02c92a4bb62d","order":400,"text":"Unless a signed writing provides otherwise, the Partners shall own all Joint Property in the following respective shares: [Reference name] as to [Partner 1 ownership share, e.g. 50%] and [Reference name] as to [Partner 2 ownership share, e.g. 50%].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property acquired during the cohabitation shall generally be shared and jointly owned","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property shall be mostly separate, with certain property held jointly as the Partners may agree","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"f547383f-9336-41bc-a3b7-159a297cb556","order":410,"text":"Each Partner's contribution to the acquisition, improvement, or maintenance of Joint Property shall be recorded by the Partners in writing where practicable. Upon Termination, Joint Property shall be divided in accordance with the article of this Agreement entitled "Distribution of Property Upon Termination."","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property acquired during the cohabitation shall generally be shared and jointly owned","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"566a8453-ba9b-4094-a7fc-1757b3ede404","value":"property shall be mostly separate, with certain property held jointly as the Partners may agree","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"571351c8-4342-4f2a-8180-a15af3b789a7","order":420,"text":"8. THE SHARED RESIDENCE AND REAL PROPERTY","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"jointly","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"one_owner","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S08"},{"id":"071b70f7-d878-482f-89da-fbef178efbb1","order":430,"text":"The Partners own, or intend to acquire, the Residence located at [Shared residence address] as joint owners. Title shall be held as [Form of title, e.g. joint tenants with right of survivorship], and each Partner shall hold a [Partner 1 ownership share, e.g. 50%] interest and a [Partner 2 ownership share, e.g. 50%] interest, respectively, unless the recorded deed provides otherwise, in which case the recorded deed shall control.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"jointly","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"98b64b74-4171-49ce-b733-1ad64115f499","order":440,"text":"The Partners shall share the mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowner's insurance, assessments, and the cost of ordinary repairs and maintenance of the Residence in proportion to their respective ownership interests, unless they otherwise agree in writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"jointly","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"98417c3b-4ba4-45d0-b5b6-1c9baedc3339","order":450,"text":"Upon Termination, the Partners shall either (i) sell the Residence and divide the net proceeds in proportion to their ownership interests after satisfaction of all encumbrances and costs of sale, or (ii) permit one Partner to purchase the interest of the other Partner at fair market value, as determined by a licensed appraiser jointly selected by the Partners, with the purchasing Partner assuming or refinancing any outstanding indebtedness secured by the Residence.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"jointly","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"b1d35b82-6c0f-4202-800b-ea5315c24508","order":460,"text":"The Residence located at [Shared residence address] is the sole and Separate Property of [Name of the Partner who owns the residence], who holds sole legal and equitable title thereto. The other Partner shall acquire no ownership interest in the Residence by reason of residing therein, contributing to household expenses, or making any payment toward the mortgage, taxes, insurance, repairs, or improvements, and hereby waives any such claim, including any claim in equity, constructive trust, resulting trust, or quantum meruit.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"one_owner","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"e74b9325-971a-4613-a0ac-8171cfe833e3","order":470,"text":"The non-owning Partner shall occupy the Residence as a licensee only. Upon Termination, the non-owning Partner shall vacate the Residence within [Number of days to vacate, e.g. 30] days following written notice, and shall remove all of that Partner's personal belongings, leaving the Residence in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"one_owner","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"a0a0f141-3a49-4357-94be-e41f4b4056d2","order":480,"text":"Any voluntary contribution by the non-owning Partner toward the expenses of the Residence shall be deemed a contribution toward the reasonable cost of that Partner's occupancy and shall not give rise to any claim for reimbursement or to any ownership or equitable interest, absent a separate signed writing to the contrary.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a0fc2a3d-9b9c-4775-9fe5-0e1bfeec4677","value":"one_owner","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"9865cfb6-1b7a-401b-98a5-c089d996cffc","order":490,"text":"9. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND SHARED EXPENSES","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S09"},{"id":"a56938c0-74a6-4c52-84ea-0df84fdecfa8","order":500,"text":"The Partners shall share the ordinary and recurring expenses of their shared household, which shall include rent or mortgage payments (to the extent not otherwise allocated under this Agreement), utilities, groceries, household supplies, and other expenses reasonably necessary for the joint maintenance of the household (collectively, the "Shared Expenses").","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f0730128-ef6e-4898-92ab-0e0a7ef1338f","order":510,"text":"Unless the Partners agree otherwise in writing, the Shared Expenses shall be allocated between them as follows: [How shared expenses are divided, e.g. equally, or 60/40, or in proportion to income].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"23edce29-9b49-4b0a-b86b-060f12b99050","order":520,"text":"Each Partner shall pay that Partner's allocated share of the Shared Expenses in a timely manner. The payment by a Partner of more than that Partner's allocated share of any Shared Expense shall not, of itself, create any ownership interest in the property of the other Partner, nor any right to reimbursement, unless the Partners so agree in a signed writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"41b8f603-4ce9-4e2e-9d04-e3d1e122cce7","order":530,"text":"Neither Partner shall be obligated to support or maintain the other Partner financially during the cohabitation, except to the extent of the Shared Expenses expressly assumed under this Agreement. Each Partner shall remain responsible for that Partner's own personal expenses, including personal debts, taxes, insurance, and discretionary spending.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"90d03de0-6cba-42bd-bcf4-6be20e767e99","order":540,"text":"10. COMMINGLING, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND REIMBURSEMENT","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S10"},{"id":"2af5852a-ffba-484d-be09-e901dee4ebf6","order":550,"text":"The Partners intend that their respective Separate Property shall retain its separate character notwithstanding any commingling of funds or property that may occur during cohabitation. The deposit of Separate Property funds into a joint account, or the use of Separate Property to acquire or improve property, shall not change the character of such property unless the Partners so agree in a signed writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e942d64c-47a0-42d1-b201-23811397dd9f","order":560,"text":"If, despite the foregoing, Separate Property of a Partner becomes commingled such that its separate character cannot be readily traced, the contributing Partner shall be entitled to reimbursement of the amount so contributed, without interest, from the commingled property or from the other Partner, to the extent the contribution can be reasonably established.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"dfbece45-bafc-400b-b019-1a09b370880d","order":570,"text":"Neither Partner shall be entitled to reimbursement for ordinary contributions to Shared Expenses, for gifts made to the other Partner, or for the reasonable value of services, companionship, or homemaking rendered during the cohabitation, all of which are deemed to have been contributed without expectation of repayment.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"750c7192-929b-4298-9eca-def11f1bc387","order":580,"text":"11. 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A Partner who incurs a debt in violation of this provision shall indemnify and hold the other Partner harmless from and against any resulting liability, including reasonable attorneys' fees.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b16427f3-0399-4319-94bd-6ee36c7803c8","order":610,"text":"Any debt jointly incurred by the Partners, or for which both Partners are contractually liable, shall be borne by them in the same proportion as their agreed allocation of Shared Expenses, unless the instrument creating the debt provides otherwise.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"efb0ec65-2f65-493e-a4b9-f55bfb51ddd2","order":620,"text":"12. 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Unless the Partners agree otherwise in writing, funds deposited into a joint account shall be presumed to be contributed in proportion to the Partners' agreed allocation of Shared Expenses, and upon Termination any balance remaining in a joint account shall be divided in that same proportion.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d2a871d2-3966-448d-8f0c-40602e41749d","order":650,"text":"13. INSURANCE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S13"},{"id":"f98b146f-f049-45b1-b698-356c0c882f43","order":660,"text":"Each Partner shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining that Partner's own health, disability, automobile, and personal property insurance, unless the Partners agree otherwise in writing. Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate either Partner to name the other as an insured, a dependent, or a beneficiary under any policy.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6bac2c9b-c083-4f0c-a1eb-b4fa35168fad","order":670,"text":"The Partners shall maintain adequate insurance on any Joint Property and on the Residence to the extent of their respective interests, and shall share the cost of such insurance in proportion to those interests unless they agree otherwise. Any designation of a Partner as a beneficiary under a life insurance policy or retirement account shall be entirely voluntary and revocable in accordance with the terms of the policy or account and applicable law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"38b18d37-c701-4d8c-8049-87e0b2f8dba8","order":680,"text":"14. 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Nothing in this Agreement shall purport to limit, waive, or determine the rights of any child or the obligation of either Partner to support any child for whom that Partner is legally responsible.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"959b5cf6-1a0b-4035-8327-c514e078a9a7","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"24ff73f9-0778-44ad-80ad-391ed6c9411c","order":700,"text":"The Partners further acknowledge the following understanding with respect to the children or dependents residing in their household, which shall be without prejudice to the rights of any such child or dependent and to any subsequent court order: [Understanding regarding children or dependents].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"959b5cf6-1a0b-4035-8327-c514e078a9a7","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"4fd02b94-8079-4d58-8bc8-035ac1e5116e","order":710,"text":"Any provision of this Agreement that is inconsistent with a Partner's legal obligation to support a child, or with an order of a court of competent jurisdiction concerning a child, shall be of no effect to the extent of the inconsistency, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"959b5cf6-1a0b-4035-8327-c514e078a9a7","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"e622ce11-4358-4611-a07c-ff45b1c7f8ba","order":720,"text":"15. 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The Partners agree that, upon Termination, the companion animal(s) shall remain with [Which Partner keeps the pet, e.g. Partner 1, or as mutually agreed].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"34512439-c81c-4b68-8718-618d5ee4f206","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"c416ef7c-aef0-4cc5-84c2-ad7e901be6ee","order":740,"text":"The Partner with whom a companion animal remains shall thereafter be solely responsible for the care, maintenance, and expenses of that animal. The Partners shall cooperate reasonably and in good faith to give effect to this provision, and may agree in writing to arrangements for visitation or shared expenses with respect to any companion animal.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"34512439-c81c-4b68-8718-618d5ee4f206","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"9aa75d92-9879-4884-bafa-d3c656b2174d","order":750,"text":"16. 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This obligation shall survive the Termination of cohabitation.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c33de552-09b7-4d05-b786-34b887a4c2c6","order":780,"text":"17. NON-DISPARAGEMENT","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","displayConditions":[{"field":"e1209b37-bb4b-45d1-b587-d5b7cf0a7e30","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S17"},{"id":"698d5aea-eddf-4912-96e8-44872a8a17e0","order":790,"text":"Following any Termination, neither Partner shall make, publish, or communicate to any person or entity any statement, whether written or oral, that disparages, defames, or is intended to harm the reputation of the other Partner, except for truthful statements made in connection with a legal proceeding, as required by law, or in response to a lawful inquiry by a governmental authority. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit either Partner from reporting unlawful conduct to the appropriate authorities.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"e1209b37-bb4b-45d1-b587-d5b7cf0a7e30","value":"1","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"c7dddbe7-4c26-4e5a-a17e-291fc2a15d33","order":800,"text":"18. 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Unless the Partners agree otherwise, each Partner shall vacate any shared residence that is not that Partner's Separate Property within [Number of days, e.g. 30] days of the notice of termination.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5112160a-e329-4c3e-b909-ff8d1bce53e0","order":830,"text":"The Termination of cohabitation shall not affect any obligation that has accrued under this Agreement prior to Termination, nor any provision of this Agreement that by its nature is intended to survive Termination, including the provisions concerning the waiver of support, the distribution of property, confidentiality, indemnification, and dispute resolution.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"688e9ad8-088f-44bd-9450-ce271ef7b119","order":840,"text":"19. 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Where Joint Property cannot conveniently be divided in kind, it shall be sold and the net proceeds divided in the same proportion, or one Partner may purchase the interest of the other at fair market value, as the Partners may agree.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"9f269f95-a908-4a9a-99df-1fbb72b1e8e7","order":900,"text":"Personal property of nominal or sentimental value shall be divided by mutual agreement. If the Partners are unable to agree upon the division of any item of property, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with the article of this Agreement entitled "Dispute Resolution."","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"66272c1a-e015-41ad-91d5-de8073ad29b2","order":910,"text":"Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Partner shall be entitled to any payment, transfer, reimbursement, or distribution of property from the other Partner upon Termination.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4eec8154-2850-4469-a120-bb8918d4d6ac","order":920,"text":"21. 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This waiver is a material inducement to each Partner's entry into this Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"493c375f-0d08-4306-b970-eb10bef4821c","order":950,"text":"Nothing in this article shall be construed to waive or limit the obligation of either Partner to support any child for whom that Partner is legally responsible.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e2bef382-4190-461c-8793-e098f554549e","order":960,"text":"22. 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Neither Partner shall acquire, by reason of the cohabitation or this Agreement, any right to inherit from the other Partner, to a family or spousal allowance, to an elective or statutory share, or to serve as a personal representative of the other Partner's estate, except as that Partner may provide by a valid estate-planning instrument.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"796bfffa-1d87-44be-8dc5-ecaf919c46c9","order":980,"text":"Each Partner who wishes to provide for the other Partner upon death, to designate the other Partner as an agent for health-care or financial decisions, or to authorize the other Partner to make decisions concerning disposition of remains, must do so by a validly executed will, trust, durable power of attorney, advance health-care directive, beneficiary designation, or other appropriate instrument, and is encouraged to consult independent legal counsel for that purpose. Any such designation shall be entirely voluntary and revocable in accordance with applicable law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3d198206-8c8c-41f6-9e72-9243ed82c463","order":990,"text":"Property held by the Partners as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and any account or asset with a valid beneficiary or payable-on-death designation in favor of a Partner, shall pass in accordance with the terms of such title or designation, notwithstanding this Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b2626c3e-a4e5-43dc-ad0c-cbca40f8fef8","order":1000,"text":"23. 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In any proceeding to enforce or interpret this Agreement, the prevailing Partner shall be entitled to recover that Partner's reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, to the extent permitted by applicable law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8dd3f8af-1d8a-4049-ad4e-4e0e0378107f","value":"courts","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"3489073e-4785-4a2c-8325-69f03b740969","order":1060,"text":"The Partners shall first attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or validity thereof, through confidential mediation administered by a neutral mediator mutually selected by the Partners, with the costs of mediation shared equally.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8dd3f8af-1d8a-4049-ad4e-4e0e0378107f","value":"mediation_arb","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"43cef15f-1d07-401d-a424-f979f72d5a9d","order":1070,"text":"If the dispute is not resolved by mediation within a reasonable time, it shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered in accordance with the rules of [Arbitration body, e.g. the American Arbitration Association], by a single arbitrator, with the seat of arbitration in [County and State, e.g. Cook County, Illinois]. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing Partner shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and the costs of arbitration, to the extent permitted by applicable law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8dd3f8af-1d8a-4049-ad4e-4e0e0378107f","value":"mediation_arb","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"c6963f53-a7e4-4ec0-a3d7-9cc16daaf143","order":1080,"text":"25. TAX MATTERS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S25"},{"id":"359bbbb9-ff5e-4fdc-a4b9-e86f3dd8d0df","order":1090,"text":"Each Partner shall be solely responsible for that Partner's own federal, state, and local tax obligations and shall file that Partner's own tax returns. Neither Partner makes any representation to the other concerning the tax consequences of this Agreement or of any transfer of property hereunder, and each Partner is advised to consult that Partner's own tax advisor.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d0e1b466-e3e1-4c77-a9a9-be1aa6949f0a","order":1100,"text":"The Partners acknowledge that this Agreement may affect eligibility for, or the amount of, certain public or governmental benefits, and that neither Partner has relied upon any representation by the other concerning such benefits. Each Partner assumes responsibility for ascertaining the effect of this Agreement upon any benefit to which that Partner may be entitled.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5ff28ddd-f9ab-4b97-9af4-cb090589f579","order":1110,"text":"26. 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Each Partner who has elected to proceed without independent counsel acknowledges having been advised of the right to such counsel and knowingly assumes the risk of that election.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4481007b-c88e-4c16-982a-49d0eb165a92","order":1140,"text":"Each Partner further represents that the disclosures exchanged between them and set forth in the Exhibits are true and complete in all material respects as of the Effective Date, and that this Agreement is conscionable and is not the product of overreaching. The Partners agree that this Agreement shall be construed fairly and according to its plain meaning, and not strictly for or against either Partner regardless of which Partner or counsel prepared it.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"15","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4f78ec6d-c8df-40b3-91c9-2098b629c1dc","order":1150,"text":"27. GENERAL PROVISIONS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"10","sectionNum":"S27"},{"id":"2cd94a60-8f98-43c1-a4f6-954fc900f675","order":1160,"text":"(a) Entire Agreement. 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The failure of a Partner to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or of any other provision, nor of the right thereafter to insist upon strict performance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4ec5cb1d-25d1-4933-b85e-b85653c3ffaf","order":1190,"text":"(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to render it enforceable while preserving the Partners' intent.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"33fff624-cac0-4280-8edb-cc5608ca437a","order":1200,"text":"(e) Successors. 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