Common-law - how much documentary evidence is needed?

[Jenkins]

We only qualify for 1a (jointly signed a lease) of the four areas in question 1.  Would that be enough, or should I include more documentary evidence.  Or could more documentary evidence complicate our case?  

For instance, we don't qualify for 1d (declared common-law on the Canadian tax return) but my partner claimed my tuition expenses on US income taxes as a dependent; would it help to include that?

edit to add: I was looking at the Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union form and now realize that I'm not required to include it, but I've read in other places that it would help our case if we did.  Problem is, I'm applying outland and the state we're living in doesn't recognize common-law unions, anyway.

[MDSB]

Refer to section 5.26 of overseas processing manual  -  OP 2 — Processing Members of the Family Class

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op02-eng.pdf

It provides you with examples of what they are looking for.  


I included stat dec of Common Law union as extra evidence even though it wasn't required... Common Law status is not recognised where I am from either but the Lawyer had no issues with notarising it...