My common-law partner and I are separating after several years together. Aware of our union, I have worked without a salary for his company for many years. Am I entitled to compensation for the years I\u2019ve worked?<\/p>\n
Early in our relationship, my partner has created a business. I agreed to help his company become profitable. I began with calls to customers, and then I sent bills, stood its books, and in the space of a few years, it became a full-time job. Still, I was not paid for my work.<\/p>\n
Today, my spouse and I are separating after being twenty years together. His company is now thriving and profitable, but my ex common-law partner is the only one to benefit from the company’s revenues. Am I entitled to compensation for my efforts invested in the company during all these years?<\/p>\n
There is a remedy for unmarried people called unjust enrichment. To institute proceedings for unjust enrichment, several criteria\u2019s must be met. Indeed, the enrichment of the other person, an impoverishment of yourself, and a correlation between the enrichment and impoverishment must be demonstrated. It will also require that there is no justification for the enrichment and that the depleted has no other recourse.<\/p>\n
Thus, you may be entitled to a sum for your efforts invested in the company of your spouse for years. For more information on the subject, please contact us.<\/p>\n
Text written by Me Marie-Jos\u00e9e Gingras \/ Translated by Andrey Leshyner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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