Spousal Separation Notice

Please complete this form to remove a member from your membership due to a Spousal Separation. For additional information, read the applicable bylaw below and check the KYC Separation Policy linked here.

KYC Bylaw 8. Member Family & Spouses

Member Family & Spouses

a. Immediate Family. For all membership classes that have spousal privileges, the Board shall, upon written notice from a Member in good standing, extend Membership to their spouse and all members of their immediate family under nineteen (19) years (“Immediate Family”), and all Annual Member Dues paid to date shall be considered to have been paid in respect of the Member and spouse divided equally. The spouse and Immediate Family shall enjoy all the rights, privileges and duties of the Primary Member until the Primary Member notifies the Club otherwise or their child reaches nineteen (19) years of age. Only one spouse with a voting Membership shall be entitled to vote at any General Meeting, and only one spouse shall be entitled to be elected to the Board at any one time.  The Board may request reasonable proof of family status.

Upon attaining the age of nineteen (19), any Immediate Family of a Regular Member in good standing, who wishes to retain their Membership in the Club, must apply for approval to do so no later than ninety (90) days after their nineteenth (19th) birthday.  Such Member shall not be required to pay an Initiation Fee for this change.</p<

b. Separation. Where spouses who share Membership become separated within the meaning of the BC Family Law Act (as amended from time to time), each may continue to hold Membership in the Club subject to Club Policies.

Spousal Separation Notice
If you are unsure of whether you are the primary member on your Kelowna Yacht Club membership, you can check by looking at your member number on your KYC Access Card. If you have the letter ‘A’ at the end of your member number, you are the associate member.