Difference between revisions of "Parents"

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==Introduction==

The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' applies to ~~couples that are or were in long-term cohabiting relationships and to couples~~ who ~~weren't in long relationships but have had~~ a child ~~together. Almost all~~ of the ~~orders~~ the ~~act talks about aren't available to couples who aren't married and who don't qualify as unmarried spouses. As a result~~, ~~parents who didn't live together aren't entitled to ask for spousal support~~ and ~~are excluded from the parts~~ of ~~the act that talk about sharing family property and family debt. What~~ they ~~can ask for~~ are ~~orders about~~ the ~~care~~ of ~~their children and about~~ child ~~support~~.

The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' applies to anyone who is the parent of a child, regardless of the nature of their relationship with the other parent or parents of their child, and regardless of whether they are the parent of the child as a result of natural reproduction, adoption or assisted reproduction.

The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to unmarried ~~couples~~, including ~~couples~~ who ~~qualify as unmarried spouses~~.

The act talks about how to identify the parents of a child are, when the child is born by natural reproduction or assisted reproduction. When a child is adopted, the ''Family Law Act'' says that the child's parents are determined by the provincial [http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act].

The act also talks about how parents can:

#ask for declarations and orders about who the guardians of a child are;

#make agreements or ask for orders about parental responsibilities and parenting time with a child, if the parent is also a guardian of the child;

#make agreements or ask for orders about contact with a child, if the parent is not a guardian of the child;

#make agreements or ask for orders about the payment of child support; and,

#ask for orders for the protection of people.

The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to people in unmarried relationships, including parents who aren't married to each other.

===Orders available to unmarried couples===

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 ==Introduction==
-The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' applies to couples that are or were in long-term cohabiting relationships and to couples who weren't in long relationships but have had a child together. Almost all of the orders the act talks about aren't available to couples who aren't married and who don't qualify as unmarried spouses. As a result, parents who didn't live together aren't entitled to ask for spousal support and are excluded from the parts of the act that talk about sharing family property and family debt. What they can ask for are orders about the care of their children and about child support.
+The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' applies to anyone who is the parent of a child, regardless of the nature of their relationship with the other parent or parents of their child, and regardless of whether they are the parent of the child as a result of natural reproduction, adoption or assisted reproduction.
-The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to unmarried couples, including couples who qualify as unmarried spouses.
+The act talks about how to identify the parents of a child are, when the child is born by natural reproduction or assisted reproduction. When a child is adopted, the ''Family Law Act'' says that the child's parents are determined by the provincial [http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act].
+The act also talks about how parents can:
+#ask for declarations and orders about who the guardians of a child are;
+#make agreements or ask for orders about parental responsibilities and parenting time with a child, if the parent is also a guardian of the child;
+#make agreements or ask for orders about contact with a child, if the parent is not a guardian of the child;
+#make agreements or ask for orders about the payment of child support; and,
+#ask for orders for the protection of people.
+The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to people in unmarried relationships, including parents who aren't married to each other.
 ===Orders available to unmarried couples===

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