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*someone who is married; | *someone who is married; | ||
*someone who has lived with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years; and | *someone who has lived with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years; and | ||
*for the parts of the Family Law Act that do not deal with property and debt, someone who has lived with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for less than two years if the couple has had a child together. | *for the parts of the ''Family Law Act'' that do not deal with property and debt, someone who has lived with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for less than two years if the couple has had a child together. | ||
==What are marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements?== | ==What are marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements?== | ||
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If you’re considering a marriage agreement or a cohabitation agreement, discuss the idea with your spouse or future spouse, and then discuss it with a lawyer. Marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements usually deal with financial issues. If your spouse breaks the agreement, you can sue to enforce the agreement, just like any other contract. | If you’re considering a marriage agreement or a cohabitation agreement, discuss the idea with your spouse or future spouse, and then discuss it with a lawyer. Marriage agreements and cohabitation agreements usually deal with financial issues. If your spouse breaks the agreement, you can sue to enforce the agreement, just like any other contract. | ||
For more information about cohabitation agreements, see the [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Cohabitation_Agreements Cohabitation Agreements page] of the ''wikibook JP Boyd on Family Law'', hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC. For more information about marriage agreements, see the Marriage Agreements page. | For more information about cohabitation agreements, see the [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Cohabitation_Agreements Cohabitation Agreements page] of the ''wikibook JP Boyd on Family Law'', hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC. For more information about marriage agreements, see the [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Marriage_Agreements Marriage Agreements page]. | ||
