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If the claim for spousal support is being made under the federal ''Divorce Act'', the parties must be or have been married, and the person asking for spousal support must have lived in the province in which the court proceeding is started for at least a year before the proceeding is started. | If the claim for spousal support is being made under the federal ''Divorce Act'', the parties must be or have been married, and the person asking for spousal support must have lived in the province in which the court proceeding is started for at least a year before the proceeding is started. | ||
The | The objectives that the court will look at in deciding whether sio consider are set out in s. 15.2(4) of the ''Divorce Act''. | ||
The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines may also be used to help decide how much support should be paid and for how long it should be paid. | |||
===The ''Family Law Act''=== | ===The ''Family Law Act''=== | ||
