Your Notary: a wedding Officiant Although not famous for performing marriages or civil unions, a notary is appointed by the State as an Officiant who may legally perform his duties any day of the year over the entire territory of Quebec. In addition, not only can we perform your wedding according to your wishes, we are also qualified to offer advice with regards to the legal effects of your new status, if need be. Both married spouses along with civil union spouses have the same rights and obligations. Each spouse retains his or her given names and surnames after marriage or civil union. Both equally share the moral and material responsibility for the family and exercise parental authority together. Whether a wedding is civil or religious, or whether the spouses enter into a civil union, certain requirements relating to age, capacity, matrimonial status, blood ties, the officiant, and the publication of certain notices must be met. A couple may also choose to live together without changing their matrimonial and civil status. If this is the case, you have the option of concluding a written agreement in order to govern multiple aspects of your relationship as a couple. With our assistance, you can decide to create a structure which closely resembles a family patrimony and/or a matrimonial regime. This document would allow you to establish certain rules pertaining to your assets and liabilities, whether shared or not. Contact us right away to know more about our services "à la carte" in order to make this memorable event the way you've always imagined it. Please call us for more information: 450-934-8404 http://www.dbnotaires.com