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If your divorce order doesn’t make orders about the division of property or debt and you didn’t claim a division of assets in your Notice of Family Claim or Counterclaim, you have two years after the date of your divorce to make the claim under the ''Family Law Act''. After the two years, you will be out of time to make the claim. | If your divorce order doesn’t make orders about the division of property or debt and you didn’t claim a division of assets in your Notice of Family Claim or Counterclaim, you have two years after the date of your divorce to make the claim under the ''Family Law Act''. After the two years, you will be out of time to make the claim. | ||
Divorced spouses are always entitled to make a claim for spousal support under the Divorce Act, no matter how long they have been divorced. Divorced spouses are always entitled to make a claim about children, such as claims for custody (or guardianship and parenting arrangements under the ''Family Law Act'') or child support, as long as the children qualify as “children of the marriage” under the ''Divorce Act'' or as “children” under the ''Family Law Act''. | Divorced spouses are always entitled to make a claim for spousal support under the ''Divorce Act'', no matter how long they have been divorced. Divorced spouses are always entitled to make a claim about children, such as claims for custody (or guardianship and parenting arrangements under the ''Family Law Act'') or child support, as long as the children qualify as “children of the marriage” under the ''Divorce Act'' or as “children” under the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
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