Family Relationships - Revision history

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	*[https://westcoastleaf.org/work/separation-agreements/ "Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options"] from Legal Aid BC and West Coast LEAF		*[https://westcoastleaf.org/work/separation-agreements/ "Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options"] from Legal Aid BC and West Coast LEAF
	*[https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/family-law/living-together-or-living-apart ''Living Together or Living Apart''] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/family-law/living-together-or-living-apart ''Living Together or Living Apart''] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://legalaid.bc.ca/~~publications~~/~~pub~~/~~coping~~-~~separation~~-~~handbook "~~Coping with Separation Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://api2.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/pdfs/pubs/Coping-with-Separation-Handbook-eng.pdf ''Coping with Separation Handbook''] (updated to 2015 only) from Legal Services Society (now Legal Aid BC)
	*[https://bit.ly/3AoGrfy "Ending Relationships" video] from JP Boyd		*[https://bit.ly/3AoGrfy "Ending Relationships" video] from JP Boyd
	*[https://bit.ly/4fCuqTT "Getting Divorced in British Columbia" video] from JP Boyd		*[https://bit.ly/4fCuqTT "Getting Divorced in British Columbia" video] from JP Boyd

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	*[https://bit.ly/4ftjDLM "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd		*[https://bit.ly/4ftjDLM "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd
	*[https://westcoastleaf.org/work/separation-agreements/ "Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options"] from Legal Aid BC and West Coast LEAF		*[https://westcoastleaf.org/work/separation-agreements/ "Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options"] from Legal Aid BC and West Coast LEAF
	*[https://legalaid.bc.ca/~~publications~~/~~pub~~/living-together-or-living-apart ''Living Together or Living Apart''] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/family-law/living-together-or-living-apart ''Living Together or Living Apart''] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/coping-separation-handbook "Coping with Separation Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/coping-separation-handbook "Coping with Separation Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://bit.ly/3AoGrfy "Ending Relationships" video] from JP Boyd		*[https://bit.ly/3AoGrfy "Ending Relationships" video] from JP Boyd

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	\|ChapterEditors = [[Stephen Wright]] and [[Michael Sinclair]]		\|ChapterEditors = [[Stephen Wright]] and [[Michael Sinclair]]
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	\| resourcetype = a publication on ''Family Law Act'' basics titled		\| resourcetype = a publication on ''Family Law Act'' basics titled
	\| link = [~~http~~://~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~1058~~ Living Together or Living Apart]		\| link = [https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/family-law/living-together-or-living-apart Living Together or Living Apart]
	}}People in virtually any kind of relationship can wind up having a family law problem. Some people are married, others have lived together long enough to qualify as spouses without being married, while others have had a child together without having much more of a relationship with each other at all. But family law isn't just about relationships between spouses or parents. It also concerns the relationships between grandchildren and grandparents, between nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles, and between children and other adults with significant roles in their lives.		}}People in virtually any kind of relationship can wind up having a family law problem. Some people are married, others have lived together long enough to qualify as spouses without being married, while others have had a child together without having much more of a relationship with each other at all. But family law isn't just about relationships between spouses or parents. It also concerns the relationships between grandchildren and grandparents, between nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles, and between children and other adults with significant roles in their lives.

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	===Links===		===Links===

	* [~~http~~://~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~2376~~ Introduction to Family Law] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School		* [https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/introduction-to-family-law/ Introduction to Family Law] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
	* [~~http~~://~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~1257~~ Getting Married in British Columbia] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School		* [https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/getting-married/ Getting Married in British Columbia] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
	* [https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~2052~~ Marriage Registration ~~and Certifications~~] from BC Vital Statistics Agency		* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/marriage/marriage-registration Marriage Registration] from BC Vital Statistics Agency
	* [https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw.bc~~.ca/~~resource~~/~~1259~~ Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School		* [https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/marriage-agreements/ Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
	* [https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4644~~ Common-law Couples] from Legal Aid BC		* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/common-law Common-law Couples] from Legal Aid BC
	* [https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4659 Thinking about Leaving?~~] from Legal Aid BC		* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/going-through-separation Going Through Separation] from Legal Aid BC
	* [https://www.~~clicklaw.bc~~.ca/~~resource/4282 Make a Separation Plan Pathway~~] from ~~My Law BC~~		* [https://www.howtoseparate.ca/ How to Separate] online course from Justice Education Society
	* [~~http~~://~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource/4639~~ Legal Services Society's Family Law website's common questions on Separation & Divorce]		* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce Legal Services Society's Family Law website's common questions on Separation & Divorce]
	* [https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~2816~~ Parenting Apart] from the BC Ministry of Attorney General		* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/family-law/parenting-apart Parenting Apart] from the BC Ministry of Attorney General
	* [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce Divorce Assistant] from the Ministry of Justice		* [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce Divorce Assistant] from the Ministry of Justice

	===Resources===		===Resources===

	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw.bc.ca/resource~~/~~4758~~ "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd		*[https://bit.ly/4ftjDLM "Starting Relationships" video] from JP Boyd
	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw.bc.ca~~/~~resource~~/~~2751~~ "Separation Agreements"] from Legal Aid BC and West Coast LEAF		*[https://westcoastleaf.org/work/separation-agreements/ "Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options"] from Legal Aid BC and West Coast LEAF
	*[~~http~~://~~www.clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~1058 Legal Services Society's~~ ''Living Together or Living Apart'']		*[https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/living-together-or-living-apart ''Living Together or Living Apart''] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4126 "Coping with Separation Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/coping-separation-handbook "Coping with Separation Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://~~www.clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4803~~ "Coping with Separation ~~During Covid-19~~ Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://bit.ly/3AoGrfy "Ending Relationships" video] from JP Boyd
	*[https://~~www.clicklaw.bc~~.ca/~~resource/4760~~ "Ending Relationships" ~~vidoe~~] from JP Boyd		*[https://bit.ly/4fCuqTT "Getting Divorced in British Columbia" video] from JP Boyd
	*[https://~~www.clicklaw~~.~~bc.ca/resource~~/~~4763~~ "Getting Divorced in British Columbia" video] from JP Boyd

	{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], March 25, 2023}}		{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], March 25, 2023}}

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	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4763 "Getting Divorced in British Columbia" video] from JP Boyd		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4763 "Getting Divorced in British Columbia" video] from JP Boyd

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	The fact that a married couple is separated, however, isn't enough to let either of them remarry. You must be formally divorced by an order of the court in order to remarry. If you remarry without being divorced from the first marriage, the new marriage will be invalid and you may be guilty of bigamy.		The fact that a married couple is separated, however, isn't enough to let either of them remarry. You must be formally divorced by an order of the court in order to remarry. If you remarry without being divorced from the first marriage, the new marriage will be invalid and you may be guilty of bigamy.

	On the other hand, the fact that you're separated won't stop you from having a new relationship, including a new relationship that would qualify as an unmarried spousal relationship. Technically, this is adultery, but no one except the Pope or your in-laws is likely to care. There's a lot more information about new relationships after separation in this chapter's section on [[~~Separating~~ and the Law]].		On the other hand, the fact that you're separated won't stop you from having a new relationship, including a new relationship that would qualify as an unmarried spousal relationship. Technically, this is adultery, but no one except the Pope or your in-laws is likely to care. There's a lot more information about new relationships after separation in this chapter's section on [[Separation and the Law]].

	====Divorce and getting divorced====		====Divorce and getting divorced====

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Nate Russell at 23:11, 31 July 2019

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	===Links===		===Links===

	* [https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/child-family-benefits-calculator.html Canada child benefits calculator]		* [https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/child-family-benefits-calculator.html Canada child benefits calculator] (from the Canada Revenue Agency)
	* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/~~2289~~ Legal Services Society's Family Law website~~: FAQs about marriage, divorce and annulments~~]		* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4639 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's common questions on Separation & Divorce]
	* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1257 ~~Canadian Bar Association BC Branch:~~ Script ~~on getting married~~]		** Under the heading "Common questions"
	* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ~~‘’Living~~ Together or Living ~~Apart’’~~, ~~Chapter~~ 1~~, Types~~ of ~~Relationships]~~		* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1257 Dial-A-Law Script "Getting Married in British Columbia"]
	* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2376 ~~Canadian Bar Association BC Branch:~~ Introduction to ~~family law~~]		* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Legal Services Society's ''Living Together or Living Apart''], chapter 1 on types of relationships
			* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2376 Dial-A-Law Script "Introduction to Family Law"]

Nate Russell at 16:42, 22 July 2019

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	====Parents through natural reproduction====		====Parents through natural reproduction====

	Under s. 26, a child's parents are presumed to be the child's ''birth mother'' and ''biological father''. This includes ''everyone'' who is a mother or a father, regardless of the nature of the parents' relationship with each other. They could be married spouses or unmarried spouses, dating each other or not dating at all.		Under section 26, a child's parents are presumed to be the child's ''birth mother'' and ''biological father''. This includes ''everyone'' who is a mother or a father, regardless of the nature of the parents' relationship with each other. They could be married spouses or unmarried spouses, dating each other or not dating at all.

	====Parents through assisted reproduction====		====Parents through assisted reproduction====
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	*a surrogate mother ''is a parent'', unless everyone has signed an assisted reproduction agreement that makes her not a parent.		*a surrogate mother ''is a parent'', unless everyone has signed an assisted reproduction agreement that makes her not a parent.

	If you do the math, you'll see that under the ''Family Law Act'' a child can have up to five parents. The act doesn't discriminate between parents who are intended parents and parents who are donors or surrogate mothers. In for a penny, in for a pound, as the saying goes: a parent under an assisted reproduction agreement is liable to pay child support just like every other parent, but is also presumed to be the guardian of a child under s. 39(3).		If you do the math, you'll see that under the ''Family Law Act'' a child can have up to five parents. The act doesn't discriminate between parents who are intended parents and parents who are donors or surrogate mothers. In for a penny, in for a pound, as the saying goes: a parent under an assisted reproduction agreement is liable to pay child support just like every other parent, but is also presumed to be the guardian of a child under section 39(3).

	===Caregivers and extended family relationships===		===Caregivers and extended family relationships===